The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-02-27
rvk large ONION Mssliag VA. hsld
llisrraee Of an Ohio ofIleer.

ssa uteBEace 0f an Vnto uMeef.
Tho following Is, in substance. an order
seoenily lssued BY Major Con. Rosccrans,
dismisaing Captain Byron w. Garfield, of
the Oktb Ohio regiment. from the servico,
"Tha Commanding General hereby ordors
that Captain Byron W. Garfield, OF the l05lh
Ohio toginsout, 80 disgracefully dismissed
from tho service, for allowing a forage
train to be captured by force Of the eremy
bnt sligntiy superior 70 his own, without
resistance; and that he be deprived Of oil
pay and allowances. Tho Commanding
usnerai regrets that he s unable TO visit
the extreme penalty Of tho law upon one so
deserving OF an ignominious death. Z.
lSignedl "W. s. R0SECRANS,
"Mnjor Gcnoral Commanding,
= &c. GoDnARu, Adjatant General"
Tho facts connected with the capture
spoken of in General Rosocrans' order, are
undoubtedly still fresh 10 tho minds Of our
readers, as tho event occurred but q few
weeks since. and full aocount thereof WAS
published 10 the Cleveland papers short
time afterwards, Wo will simply state that
the forage train, with the guard accompany.
ing tia detachment OF one hundred and
sixty men, under command Of Captain Can
fold, oil of the l05th reglmenf--was cap
tutBu III IOuS Ok HIuFifBcbUOJO. OdpIHlu
Garfield is charged with having disobey cd
orders, and with culpable neglect inasmuch
as his guard we're In no condition to resist
an attack. We understand that, whiie bis
brother officers entertain no hopo Of Of
fecting total withdrawal Of tho aboyo or.
der, they are still making earnest efforts to
have 1t materially modified We sincerely
hope they will succeed in their ondeavors,
for, however unsoldierly Captain Oaniield's
conduct may have been--apd we do not wish
to say aught in exteuuation ihe.eof---he Is,
nevertheless, q brave and patriotic officer.
At the battle of Perryyille, in which the
10btb bore SO conspicuous part, Captain
Garfield distinguished himself to such an
extent Ito attract the attention of his su-
peFior officers. On ono occasion be was
knocked senseless by the near passage OF a
rebel shell; but he no sooner recovered his
senses, than no hastenod TO rejoin his com,
pany, then under the enemy's iire Ho was
also slightly wounded at Porryvillo by q
musket bell. Tho Captain isnow confined
aclose prisoner OF war at Atlanta, Georgia,
whore, u Is said, he will soon be turned over
20 the civil authorities, aud tried on charge
ofnegro stealing. Before entering the SER
vice be was D resident OF Charlton, 0eanga
county. in which vicinity, we boliove, be,
raised his company.--Cfcts, PfSfh Drater,
We had intended TO make e.no'al;usion To-
the above ordor until the resuis Of tho OF.
forts now being put forth TO securo lie with
drswal or modification, should bo deter
mined; but. as II has been given publicity,
justice demands that something more
than partial statement Of tho facts should
be mado, Il differs in phraaeology, though
no. in substance, from the original, which
we have seen, and which we cannot but re-
gard as most ill-ad vsed, unjust aud crueI.--
Tho facts. as We learn thom from reliable
SOURCES, s,-mainly from the affidavits of per.
sons who were captured with Capt. Garfield,
and paroied, and who have tho bost means OF
knowing the truth Of what they affirm, ,--are
as follows: On tho goth Of January. l2s
mon and officers were detailed from the
lobth Regiment, TO act as guard TO forage
train. Captain Cau6old was detailed 10
command the guards duty forswhich he
WAS regarded asso we'll qualifiod that u had
been assigned him on oil lpreyious occaSion,
ANU eNoePs wv e'"oo '"o t'vg'
mens entered 'ne service = y c.a'mo, 3
'nas .ncre were io4 men put on'y ~
o. tnese were armed inc rest accom-
pAus'pg ing ''Nn merely ior me purpose o
.oaa'pg ana unloaa'ng ~o wagons. An
Ha'n was 20 s1ar' a. oo'ook,on 'ho morn
ing OF 'ne zis'' 10 go aooa'io maos' ane
return 'ne .aps usy. peioro starting. .n'
sua,a sese esougas,n. ,,ne ~ i'on' o. 'n'
nes. qua,'o'a Q. oo'' A. ''.iiA''' com'nanu
'"g ns'gauo' 70 reoe'vo oraers. M'jor ro'
YER s'no rorage Master col ha'' ana capt
Vsnne,a naa some eonsefsAhop, auslpl
sn,cn MAYOR fosseF was neard 20 say 70 oo'
na.'' 'oa', IN ofuer 10 MAKE sno distance
ahu return inc same dsy, no siiallD wou''
eso 'e' 'ns mon r'ae. 20 wh'on poi, hai
Asssasea y mae no oolscs'0n,. oo'' na'
V''a o'ue.oa 'a. 'oap'. oan'o'a 20 p" ~ "
men, ~ Z oao mem 'u'o 'he wagons, ana 'e
'nem ''ue uh',' 'nsy 20. ou'a'do o' ipe ou's
p'eks.s. anelsoen 70 haso 'nem ses oas an an
iosa ineir guns, anu mafcn' WIN . rear on an
advance ;gasrd, WIN hankera thrown ont 9
both eides." This uvder was etrlctly con