The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-03
Communicated.
LLsnt. RovvIand RI.don.


Eighteen months ago the subject of
this sketch enlisted in the army of the
United States to fight the battles of free
dom. Three months after enlisting, for
close attention to his duty, and the many
talents which be displayed, he was pro-
NOTED 10 the rank of Orderly Sergeant,
which Office be held until the first day
of October, 1862, when, through the in
strumentality Of kind friends, he was
promoted TO the rank of 1st Lieutenant
of Company A, 9th Kansas Vols, which
office he now holds. Nothing occurred
as yet TO mar the upward progress of the
Lieutenant until on the march from Leav-
enworth TO Nashville, when at Benton
barracks he was placed under arrest for
di9Obedience of orders. Arrived at Nash
vile, he was tried by a General Court
Martial, and found guilty of the charges
preferred, and sentenced TO forfeit all pay
and emOluments for.two months, and to
be publicly reprimanded by the COM
handing officer, LtCol ALTERNATELY which
sentence was carried into effect upon the
31st day Of March, 1868, when Lieut..
R1sDoN was brought before the Regiment
end publicly reprimSnded by the com,
manding officer. We do not wish 10 ques
ton, nor would we if we could, the mill
tary authority in this case; but We do
think that IL can do no possible good but
q great deal of harm TO reprimand a com
handing officer in the presence OF private
soldiers. In our opinion, when COM
handing officer is sentenced to be repri-
handed, il should be done before the on
GERS Of the regiment and not in the pres
ence OF privates, for the simple reason,
shat all respect is lost for the officer when
placed upon an equal footing with a pri-
vate, which was done in the case Of
Lieut.. RIsDoN. After the parade and
reprimand, Lieut. BIsDoN came before his
company and was presented with beau
tiful sword and sash, which was present.
ed on the part of the company, aud in
it's presence, by Corporal EIoHELLEkaER.
We shall give briefly the address and the
reply to it by Lieut. RrsDoN,
LIEUT., Row'L RIsDoN:
Hon0rod Sri am commanded 10y the
members of Company A to present you
with this Sword and Sash, as a token of
their high esteem Of your integrity and
honor, hoping that you may ever wear it
in the canse of freedom. a.Hr
Saddened are our hearts at your mis-
fortune; but we can now only express to
you our heartfelt joy at your return TO
duty in our well-wOrn company When
a private, we esteemed You. When an
Orderly Sergeant, we admired you and
as = commanding officer, our admiration
10 absorbed in love. We have passed
through many trials, and borne many
hardships together, in sll OF which we
have found you equal 70 the task inn osed
upon you. You have served US long and
faithful amid the lights and shadows of
military life. We have tested you, and
found you as true as mortal could be. 1t
is our humble opinion that il fate or
dams that we shall again be called into
an engagement, that yon will be found
first among the foremost in the ranks Of
your country men, and that your company
will stand by you until the last. III
Receive this Sword, and may il ever be
worn and never be drawn but in the cause
of Llberty and the freedom Of our, glo-
rious Union. Sir, we put our trust in
you, and on this occasion do bat renew
our confidence in most respected officer.
Hoping that you may always remain
in our highest esteem, .a.
We remain As ever,
Your warm and tried friends
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