The New York herald., 1864-08-21
The oOurt Martial Upon Surgeon Gem
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The Oosrt Martial Upon surgeea Gem
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Brigadi ier General william A. Hammond Surgeon Gen.
sral Of tue United States risa BY court MARTIAL
continued by order Of the President at Washington
the 18th Of Jsnuory 1854 consisting OF Major enera r.
j. Oglesby United States Volunteers, President Briga
der General W. s. Harney. United sntes Army Brixa.
dier Gcderal w. S. Ketchum, Brieador General G. S.
Greene, Bevet Brigadier General W. Norris Coored
United staes artillery; Brigader General p. Howe,
Brigadier General j. p Slough Brigadier General H. E.
Panc. Brieader General c. sarkweather, with MAJOR
John N. Bingham Judge Advocate The charges are,
in substance, as follows
F0sf-That Surgeon General Hammond wrongfully and
unlawfuy aud with inent to favor private persons
In Phiadelpha prohibited Medica PuryeyOr Cox from
purchasing drugs the army ia the city OF Baltimore
Second--Tnst he unlawtuly and vita intent toward
VIM A. stevens, to detraud the government or The
United states, instructed George Cooper. Medca Pur
veyor in hadepaia buy from Stevens for the Of
the government eight thousand blankets OF INFERIOR quail
iy which were unht 'or hospital USE ne-tne sursson
Ceneralwe knowing that the blankets Of Interior
quality, and thai the Medical Purveyor had refused to
purchase them
7aird-Ihat he corruptiy and with intent to aid
Stevens TO defraud tho vernment. gavc order 70
stevens to turn to Medical Purvcyor Cooper ut Phi
ladephia eight hundred thousand pairs OF blankets
whereby no induced the Purveyor to buy
account and al an sxorbtant price seven thousand su
hundred and seventy pairs Of blankets which hs
had before refused TO buy aud for which Mr.. Stevens
received S3,53I, 400
'Eourh-Th.t the surgeon General we'll knowing that
wyeh brothers. Of Psiladeiphia had furnished medical
supplies to tho Medical Purvey0r At Philadelphia thas
inferior in quality, and did corrupty, unlawfuay
snd with intent to aid Wye,t Brooers furnish addi
tCna large supplies tho and thereby fraud
uleuty realize arse gains give the medical purveyor at
Philadephs order in writing to have constantly
hand hospital supplies OF all kinds for 900 0C0 men for
mouths and directed the Medical purvsyor TO purchase
large amount thereof, Including S2!3 000 worth from
Wyoth Brs. aF
F'6h-1hat he unlAwruly directed wyeth a Broahers
tNr alA Of
places and to send the account to tue Sturgeon Generals
odaCen for payment
in falsely representing that Medical Purveyor Cooper had
been relieved IRON duty al the request Of General Hal
Seo.niA-That Surgeon General Ham ruond unlawuily
ordered the medical storekseper ana acng at
Washington to purchase three Thousand pairs OF btskes
from j. Fisher, at Washington.
A plea Of ssnot guilty was entered apoa each Of
the charges and speciacatious and. after a full
hearing OF the testimony for the government,
and the decuce and imitation OF large amount OF
documentary evidence together with tho considers Ion
u elaborate OF both sdes, the Court
dered nuuipg oil guilty. OF all the charges. and seaeoccd
the accused be dismissed the service, aod 70 bs for
ever disqualified from holding any ofice Of houor prob,
or the govern o. the Uailed states
/ Pu' spaut the Congress- the record and pro-
ceoasgs wore By Brisader General Holt, Judge
Advocate General, who delivered elaborate opinion,
concluding rs follows
That natural necessary results OF OF
the eccusod as established by the record involved
criminal spoaiion Of government treasury which
alone would have csed for hs dismissal from the
vice. be denied but wben it is remembered as
shcwn by The proof that this spoation 10 par.
ceplshed by the purchase Of inferior medical supplies
and stores thus compromising tho health and comfort,
and eopardzrg the lives Of the siek and wounded SOL
dera suffering IN ttc hospitals and upon tho
battle fields OF tie c-urtry, soldiers solcmnly
\ mted to ths shelter ard sympaihies OF the
Office held " tho accused by the very law and
purpose OF lis creation, IL must be sdmi,ted that
this tearruliy augmenls the measure OF his crimi
nality. The trial, which lasted hearty four months
was one OF the most patient ard thorough that
has eveI eccrrred In our IL Hilary history drd The &C
cused had the assistance OF eminent and able
counsel in conducting his defence. The Court. which
composed OF general officers A. the cl, 90 o
this prolonged investigation, declared bin guilty
! OF the charges preferred, and awarded TIE
punishment which 10 their judgment vas in accordance
with the nature and degree CT the ocencss committed,
and careful exsmuaio Of the record leaves no room
for doubt 10 the validity Of the proceedings the
justness OF the findings and sentence in this case.
The record, proceedings dudugs aud sentence o. the
court In the foregoing case arg approved, and II 10 cr
dered that Brigadier General William A. Hammond, Sur
geon General United States Army be dismissed the
service, and be forever disqualified from holding any
ooe profit trust, under the government OF Goted
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