Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-28
The Case 81 FIiz-yohm Porter.
THE FINDINGS AITEONED III Ti!I
PIsE-IHF-<T-

III l. Tor-Nn Guilty OF All THE cHAKGIs
TI;E-IDT<T-
WA~u,xGr"N. Wednesday, Jan. p.
IS53.-Isl~: week. Jud2e-Adyo ocaIc-Gcl-
gral Holt l;,id tine record IN the case 90
General FIIz-JUHN PoETEE, winch hr
mad ~gani three la,y- III making up bet,r
the i-rc>iiynt. who today >isEIii Il liz
app al ri the findings OF the Coat
Marshal. AMI ordered the sentence 10 b,
carried INTO execution. The findings are
that hc l. guilty 90. eray o.,e q. tie cary,
yr.,il,r,}. and tile sentence l. tlrat he b.
dismissed from .iIe service
The Court was composed as .oiluws:-
/ Maicr-Gcncr:,I Hunter. presiding MAJOR
+ Gen. HitciIcoch. Bgi-;;dicr-Gcns. Rufus
kiug. Prynii~-. Iiickeis, Casey, Gulrfieit,
. !iuiol,i, and Morris. with Col. Holt, til,
. Eul-p-.A Advoc.Gte-G a Judge-AIyo-
c;,Ie-
( Th, cl,ar-e- ON which Genera, Porter
J. convicted yvcrc these -
CHARGES AND SPECIFICATIONS.
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~..- irftag In this. ,lat Ihc said
- .'a--,;sIler;li Fi;z-,Iohn Porter. II the
Volunteers ~ tine tEited States Army.
> vin- received q lawful ord.r, or OF
.s',aut tn 2.th OF August, 1852, while ai
.- near WaITgutcn Junction. in Virginia.
..,5..- = .ior-C neral John Pope, his Su-
-, ! Commanding officer. in the fol
ling fi-Ur,~ ard 'et.vrs, 10 wit -
lIEAD-9U NErlIs AR>N OF EmGINIA.
".:r.rpw STATION. Au-. -, lS52-3 r
N-NEj pr-Gsne / J. Por;cr. War
rntm Jan-tion.-Geneial al Tie Msjol
General Commanding diryc:s that you
-t,rt at one O'Clock Tonight and Z IN,
forward with you- whole col.s, or sucl
part .; IL ~ i with YOU, - a. 10 be here
hy daylight tomorrow morning HOolle1
has had a very severe action with tn.
enemy. with a loss OF about three hUnIre,
killed and wounded. The enemy Ia
been driven back and l. retrca;img alon.
p the railroad We must drive him from
/ Manassas. aud clear the country bctweer
tl!a; place and Gain syille, where Nc
t DowciI l.
II Norrn has not joined you. sem
word TO him TO push forward immcdi
;ltclv Also. ,cni wud TO TanL
: to hurry frw~rl with all spec
E 10 take your place at Warrenton Junction
. II : necessary, on all accounts, tha
I ycu should be here by daylight | sen
= an officer with this despatch. who WI
= conduct you to this place. BE sure ths
! vou send word 20 Banks. who Is on III
= road to Fayetteville, probably in the d
a rection OF Balltown. Say TO Banks. ais,
=. that he had best run back the railraa
e trains TO this side of Cedar Run. If
t ! not with YOU write TO lin to tn:
effect.
f Ey command of Maior-Gcn Por
e Geo. d Eugglcs, Colonel and Chief
d Staff:
= Il. ST Hanks Is not at Warrentc
Y Junction, leave Il regiment Of inf;ontl
e and two pieces OF artillery as guard, Il
!, he comes zap, with instructions 10 folio
II YOU Immediately. II Banks l. not AT Il
Y Junction, instruct Colonel Clca-y 70 II
IS the trains hack TO this side OF Cedar Ru
/ AMI p,s: a regiment and section Of fa-tiller
Y with Il.
by command of Major-Ger. Po-
Is Geo. d. RuEgles, Colenel and Chief
# staff
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