New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-19
Four Deserters Executed-Medais pre-
sessed 70 the Ninth Csrps-Quisa II
Front-Brevst Rank Conferred.
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Friday. Dec. 10. 1854.
| Four more deseders were hung to-day, three
il the Second Cos and one In the Fifth Corps Theif
name, we've william Kane, eth Maryland; John
rhompson, 9Th New Usmpshirei Christopher Lubr and
Charlie, Hammei 7th Nev.York. The last named three
were executed IN font o. BE PEBBLES House. the hrsS
division OF the Second Corps 70 which their regiments
belonged, being assembled around the scstc!d to
witness tic scene. CNapin Dean, Of the 9Th New.
Han psie acted as the spiritual adviser TO Thompson
while Father illet attended Luhr and Hammel Each
one is said to have expressed regret for his crime, buS
ne .ther had anything TO say the ssold, except 70
those who nnise.ed % them. Tie three were psced
side By side on the scafod and at twenty minutes pas2
twelve the pletsorm pulled from undsy them ~
signal from kCapt. Sweeny. Provost Marshal If tie
Division and in ten minutes life was pronounced to DO
extinct by Surgeon Pomfre..
[ They all died apparently without much snfcrinE
and s,er hanging hour taken down and buried
in font OF the seaod. Some 50 Of the same cisfs
of descItcls are 10 he tried and Is expected mostoI
them will shsIe similar fate. Joseph Reilly OF the
9th Sew.Haupsai.e was also sentenced TO he hupo
10 day. bat on account OF some DOUBTS ~ 70 Ills dese'
ing Death lie was pardoned
Gen. Meade this afternoon presented medals 10 tie
men 1 the 9th Corps for sllsntry in the late csmpan.
Mos, OF those entitled 10 them, however were absent.
other dead in tie Hospital, discharged which made
the ceremony less pleasant than ii would Otherwise
have been. .et
All remains que, along the Lines in mont Of Peters.
burg but considerable agins heard at times in The
vicinity OF Du,ch Gep.
Tie following tieve. appointments. in addition 10
those already announced. bare been conferred upon the
oil oe,s serving upon The stsf " Maj Gen. Meade:
Bril- Cen H. J. Hunt, Chief Of ARTILLERY. 20 bs Nj.
Ioy(lsnerul Of Volunteers by brevet, Col. Edmund
schriver, lnspectorGeneIs. 10 DO Brigadier iene1l
Unit.-t states Army by brevst; Hsi j. Z. Duses.
Chief Engineer. TO be Colonel u. D. A. by brevets
Lieut. Col. Thomas Nelson, Chief CommssaTy TO 10
Colonel OF Volunteers by breyet; Nal. h. T. Fisher.
s = f S1sr erss T. Ass 3
enant Colonel Vi Volunteers by hrevet; MAJ. - j.
Barslow, Assistant Adjutant General to be llsafsa-
ant COLONEL OF Volunteers BY brevetl Maj; VIM Ridde.
breyet, james y. Miehsr Y. $. Ensineers =
be Lientenant.C Colonel u. 8. A. by brevst Caps
Wiulsm jay, A. ID. c.. TO be Major q Volunteers By
bsevet; Capt T.. n Bsehe Acting Aid, " be Msto3
y. g. 4. by byeyeti Capt A. G.. Mason, D. T., 70 ~
Major y. 1. A. BY brsyst; Capt George Meade, Az.
ing Aid. 70 Be Major T. S. A. by breyet Capt Charles
L. Tease A. A. G., to DO Major U. s. A. by brevesJ
Capt. w, w. Sanders Commisssry Of Austefr, to -
M'jor U. s, A. BY breyeti Capt; r Eoseocrsutz 4.
C5xe Conmissary Of Subsistence, 70 be Major q. Y.
by brsyet; Capt. WIN. II. Payne VI he Engineers =
be Major u. y V. BY brevst Lieut.. II. Edie. Chea
OF Ordnance to b Captain o. D. A. b, bssystj LieuA
Charles w. Wcolssy AiS to % .G: I.1 u sx
Third Brigade Of Second Division. secord Corps ar
Col. Ramsey Eighth NswJersey, have been brsrstk3
Drlgsdicg Generals for eslIsbtry on tie est.