New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-11
The Cnse Of Gea. wild.
nIrARTaKyr OF VIRGINIA AND HonrH hoLisA'.
In THE fHip Va, July 90, lfDi.

IN rHs fMip Va, Jnl, -, los. .
GENERAL 0EprRs, No. st.-Bcioro nsneis!
Court Martial which convened At the hcsdq,ssT 81 80 s'h
= asd ~: q Is,h Ass fo III Ell r ssas .:pss
toenera lc,h Amy Cop. President ~-' afTss'd and
That he Biz Gen l.. A Wild. Z. Vols vh,n ordered y
HI. commanding st:,r prs 4sn T. W nm y, ~ rT,
Army Corps In the field June o. 1874 elect tom Ia. cou
maud competent officer Aelns tsnsTnar.t-' o. ~,
,s i,i brds md m him TO dnty with bic nrs GID
wy aud rsn.. % 70 do TIL. In camp before 10
SescaoI,,cn a. In thu. This, h. Bns Gen r. a VIVA u.
tos when oracrod BY Ls commanding oaasr. brs 'Otn
C. comply with the Requirements q Pal special oTdsf'
NO s dated issa9eSlei. b Di'son, iea Amy CSY' IN
hour did nesec, 80 10 DO .aynr TEL G,n. Hinl ,h.,
Inow my nights end shall m.lni them" q void. TIA,
Army Cops near Petsr.buIs. Va, June a. ises
To which charge and 'pecihoa'ion' the accused pleaded a.
To Specification Guilty" To Specification .. Guilty
To the charge. Not cnity"
Tb- Court atcr mature dsiberl0o upon the evidence id
daced fined tho accused ]" fonowH o,.,o,,
ofhe lot Specification, .1oity' W1' 70 Specification
"ooi,ty" on The ceaIse, Gully" ,,
Wild u Vols. ITO be suspended from snf sod pay for
az months. and o B. rsPr%'.dsd N General Orders BY
H. The poceednss findings and ssn,enee the foresoins
case have been approved BY MAJ Gen W. = SAITH The on
action Of MAJOR General commanding the Department. tie
following ere his orders thereon;
Proceedings disspproved General Orders No &C. Of tho
seres Of 1863 10 s In force IN this Department and duly
pleaded by Brig Gen Wild. No notice a the pies to
have taken by the Court With the that order
the Court had nothing do IL imperative order and
the Court bound to obey espccsya Court a.embled
10 try officer for nsubordnstiOn.
There other and objections 10 the OF this
trial dsclosed by the record but until NJ, orders
ob.yed sense Of proprsty VII not permit the
General TO examine discuss the proceedings Of the Court
For this only therefore Tar the record will show
the proceeding. Aside aud Brig Cen Wild released
from are Ut sDd returned TO auty.
A. to the for ihs, paragraph In General Orders No
49, which requires sorsy Of the Court trying officer IN
command Of coored roops 20 be composed Of oc.fs
that he has found prejudice among oic--now
happily dying outso strong inve.rre and rooted that
In hs judgment after mature reflection such officers would
form impartial tribunal for the trial Of of IN
Inand of colocd roops He therefore made the order
fred to- Without mesnng TO intimate that such the
with the very respectable officers composing hi, Court Il!
sufficient that tho order dsobcyed Ia the copo
stion Of Court probably because unknown the Genera
ordering Ii but when the order pleaded should have
been considered by the Court.
In the judgment IL the Commanding General BRIG Gen
Wild has been suceny punished Tor and i'm
prudent Of Iisht k part, which Resulted In
detet the public service a. being deprived Of his sword
for more than thirty days DUNG campaign IN which
might have earned Tor himself honorable distinction
H. Tho General Court, artis which Bfis Gen. T. IL
Nrin 10 President, 10 hereby dissolved.
by command Of Maj. Gen. d. ~ Butler;
X. :. DAVIS. Major and Assistant Adult ant Gen
Official: Ii. I. ScHRouLxR, Lieut. aud A. A A. q.