, 1863-05-25
The Sentence OF Y v;a1Inndi.han,,
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or Ou1o !
CINclSNA1l, Ohio, 31nY Is. 1sKa.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, 31ay is, 1868.
GENERAL ORDER No. Gs.
!: ~ A. military Com1ulfsfon. convened at ciucin.
to Special Order No. 1a Of April alss lsS5 crrrrtt
fe:;er. from tictc headquarters, aud OF which
Krigadier General Robert B. Potter, United States
Clement 1. Vallandighatn. citzvn OF the State Of
3h;o, on ,hs following charge and specification OF
e'e3sS cHsH;1e@Ta61,ov % crnroas,ur IN x,o,.+,on =,
General Order 10. s.. from Hssd4aar,eTs Depari. t.
mrns Of Ohio. sympathy for those in arms against
ihy disfo5al sentiments aud opinions, with the OBJ
jet and purpose oi weakening the powcr OF tho
Government III its Efforts to suppress an unlawful
trbtipn.
-!l'eiata'ion-In thie, that the eaid Clement L.
Eal'sntigham citize: Of the State OF Ohio. on o.
abort the let day OF May, 1863. at Mount Vernon,
Knox county: ohio, did publicly address a large
words Of in crtt as follows Declaring the present
war; a wicked. cruel and unnccceeary war; war
not hcinE waSrd fortht tpscselyaton ofthe Union "a
WARRIOR The purpose OF crushing out liberty aud
erecting drspo,sn,; q war for the freedom Of tho
t1acks, and the enslayetuent of the whites" stat.
ing that Il If the Administration had 50 wished,
monthe aeo;'' that peace might have been hon
orally obtained By listening to the proposed inter
mediation Of France: that Propositions By which
re Southern States could be won back. and the
Constitution, had been rejected the day be-.
foIe the late battle Of Fredericksburg by Lin
coin and lls minIone," meaning thereby thu psee!-
authority; chargfn. that !" the Government OF tho
Cnitea States WAS about to appoint Military Mar
slials i4 every district to restrain the people Of
ptiyileves:' .'cllaracterizing General Older No.
-. fom Headquarters Department of Ohio as a
base usurpation Of arbitrary authority; inviting
his sh.a'e1s to resist the same, b. saying the
sooner the people inform the miniona OF
Esu'ped power that they will not submit
TO such restrictions upon their liberties,
the better" declaring thath was, "at all times
could 10 defeat the attempts now being made to
bsiild mp monarchy upon the ruins Of our free
Govefnmsnt; asserting that she firmly believed,
az ne sa,d si5 months syo; that the men in power
listed before."' All Of which opinions and senti.
mcnte. he well knew, did aid. comfort and encour-
age those in arms against the Government and
could but indncc in his hearers distsnst Of their
own Government, sympathy for those In arms
against it, and disposition to resist the laws OF
To which charges and specifications, the prison.
cr refusing to plead either guilty or not guilty the
Commission directed the Judge Advocate to enter
Oh the records the p1ca Of not guilty.
51sptsa AND SENTENCE.
The Commission. fattcr mature dcliberatiou on
fueed. ind the accused Clement L. Enllandirham,
Il citizen Of the State Of Ohio as follows:
Of the specification, Except the words, "That
Won back, and the South guaranteed their rights
Under the Constitution. had been rejected the day
before thr last battle Of Fredericksburg. by Lin.
eoln and hfs minions. meaning. thereby, the Pres
idtns Of the United States and those under him in
authority: ana the words asserting that ''he firm
y believed, as he asserted siz months ago. that
TIE men IN power are attempting to estahlish a
derrottsm IN this country, more cruel and more
Oppressive than ever existed before Guilty
n9d n9 "a, 50 to these wosus, Not Guilty.
And the Commission do, therefore, sentence him,
sns ead Clement l. Ea.landigham, citizen Of the
s.ate o. ohlo, to be placed IN close confinement in
SONG 1ostsess OF the United States, to be des!cna
.eu ~ Inc commanding officer OF this Department,
war - 'Ne
II. Ihe proceedings, finding and sentence in the
foregoing case are approved and confirmed, and it
is directed that the place Of confinement of the
prisoner. Clement L. Va1laudicham, in accord
Ance with the sentence, be Fort Warren, Boston
untbor.
By Command Of Major General burnside,
LEWIS RICHMOND, 4. i. G.