Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-12
From the 1O5th--ExcItemeur in Camp.

From the IOJth--ExcItemenf in Camp.
Correspondence Of the Cleveland LzApER.l
CAMP NEAR MURTREEsBoRo',) y
June A. 1898.
The 1O5th was yesterday marched out
on the Manchester pike and lay in line Of
battle for several hours. The secesh were
not there, SO the expected fight did not
come off. Though the IO5h have not
fought with guns and the other weapons
of war since the time we made Morgan
run at Milton, still we have not been idle.
Our time has been passed in scouting,
pickeling, and drilling the latter much
the hardest Of the three these hot days.
Quite an excitement was produced in
camp by the arrest Of Captain spaulding
and Lieutenant Wallace. The cause of
their arrest was the drafting and signing
of testimonial of respect to be sent 10
Captain Garfield. This paper simply ex-
pressed the high respect which the officers
of the regiment entertain towards Captain
Garfield as a man and gentleman; and says
nothing Of his dismissal, or of his cap
taincy This paper had been signed by
every officer in the regiment except Cap
tains Edwards and Crowell, and they
would have signed it had they been pres
ent at the signing.
Colonel Hall got an inkling of what was
going on and sent for Captains spaulding,
Riker, and CroweIl, and by close and
rigid questioning learned that the ObnOx-
iOus-to him-paper was in the possession
of Captain Spaulding or Lieutenant Wal
lace. He demanded the papers of the Cap
tain, but got for an answer that the papers
wese not in his possession, and, if they
were, he should not give them to the Colo.
mel as they were private papers and in nc
respect official The Colonel put.the Cap
tain under arrest, and sent for Lieutenant
Wallace. At first he mildly asked the
Lieutenant for the papers, then demanded
them as a right. But the Lieutenant was
not able to see his right to the papers, and
refused to accede to his demand The Colo
mel now threatened, and told him, Il will
send you after Sweet, - you,
etc But finding Lieutenant Wallace un-
yielding, he placed him under arrest
Then calling a corporal and five men he
ordered them to search Lieutenant Wal
lace's quarters until the terrible papers
were found. This was done, and the inno-
cent papers placed in Colonel Halls hands.
He told the officers he had under arrest,
that he would have them sent home in dis
grace, and he would "be id if he
did not put stop to insubordinatiOn in
the regiment"
The officers of the regiment held meet
ing, and sent committee te Colonel Hall
asking the release of the officers under ar
rest and the return of the papers to their
hands, promising to reconsider them if this
was done. The Colonel returned for his
answer that he should do neither. Twelve
officers concluded to send in their resigna-
tions, as they could not feel that their
rights were in safe keeping. They had
nearly completed their papers to this effect
when Colonel Hall learning how matters
stood, came over to the regiment and offer
ed to release the prisoners and restore the
papers, if the officers would each and all
sign paper saying that they did not
mean to uphold Captain Garfield in his
course when in command of the train, nor
to condemn the Commanding General and
superior officers for his sentence"
After some consultation the terms were
accepted and peace restored; the regiment
al officers considering that they had not
conceded even one point.
We are under marching orders.
OMER.