Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-03-30
From the Confederate.

From the Confederate.
The following letter is from an officer Of
high rank, and speaks of matters which
fell w.sllin his observation. Read it,
Hand it around, and let the misguided
m ,::lers and sisters aud wives, who urge
.esertion, take warning. These are sad
delrlictions that We are obliged to pub
iish bat the country demands the pnbli-
ca.lon:
MILITARY CoURr Sd CoRP. A. n. ",
March, l3, 1855. {
Mu Dear CoLoneL II write for the pur-
pose OF invoking Your aid and that of the
other gentlemen ut the Press, in our State,
in warning the people and especially t!'"se
who ale wives aud parents. against the IA
tai tendency ot the letters they too fire
qaen:Iy write TO the soldiers in our army.
X lowing You as we'll as do, L have no
hesitatinn in asking your assistance in
implnring these il advised people TO sop
= practice which, CAUSES the disgraceful
death of their friends, and must ehlali up
on themselves life time of misery and
renorse.
FROM my observation as al officer of the
line, had become satisfied that the chief
cause of deserion was the advice and en-.
treaties our soldiers received from home
and having recently been temporarily On
du>y with the Military Court OF our corps,
[ have had "tf :iai nti,inatinn pt thai
opinion.
Within the last few days Sergeant
tTnonss Perrett, Co. G 26th Regiment
n e. Troops, (G,v. Vauce's old Rsyi-
n,cn) a sid er from Carney Greek, CHAT
ham C"unay. Moi h Carolina, has bsen on
trial tar dsse:tion. / give mis- residence
and name in full because deem this an
unht iine f,r false deIicacv.
Il appears thar Sergt Perrett was IN
the 23d February last, in command ot his
co,rpany, that on hat night, he with, sew
enteeu others of his company deserted,
some with and s,,ne without arns-tha
they we arfcs cd by oar Ca valrv, posted
for tina, purpase, ator near one OF the
crossings nf the Roanoke river, aud
brought back To cani, under gnard. Zen
or it,ee" Others, II III other COMPANIES.
one belonging to the same Regiment, de-
serted a the same time some at ,hese al
80 were br,ughi back.
In iris defence, Sergt. Perrett proved
thar he volunteered on the 10th January.
1851; and has been i good soldier eve;
since in ca.np and hattie; ,l,as he has a.
ways discouraged men from leaving their
command witisu' proper authority --tha' |
"dtH tfc Cs,tlflaHu Wt'uius EF tuSit ShO1t |
er projection. be ordered rs lie down and
hg'n, he would always stand UP and tigl |
that he reves laid down in action, Da.
always STOOL up aud fought. His Captain
testities, .nrther, that III i,is opinion there
has never been better spldier in the C.n
>federate service than Sergt. Pcrrett, aud
said most e,nphatically that he had t.tlen
wished he was as brave lnau as the
Sergt; that he was ccnspicunns in the
Reg nant for gaIIantry. lie was, wnnltd I
ed at Gettysburg. aud at the Wilderness,
ON the 5,h May last. lie ha, been advis. |
ed by his parents ever since he entered
the service to- desert ana. retiun home. Il
Witness had seen Ies. ers fram them, nd t
tvIsing tils, al,sl one letter tspecialy, ffs,in
the mother of the accused. rating thar iise,
Would ruin hinselfas well rs illensb rdSl
manning. The Accused alse submitted for l |
the consideration ot the court, letterI
ssoa his mother Mary Perrstt, in which |
'ne following sentences occur -. We have
1ienty to do us it you an d Daniel was at |
fknc. Iou know ron ought not t. stsy