Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-15

leut LII an 4AlASS----Ne euCral In
5 COUNTY, OHIO, THURsD
I the Jurisdiction of4his Court unlawfully, ma
I liciously and traitoFously, levy and carry OF
war against the said United States of Anieri
ca, for the subvefsion of the Government O
(, the said United States Of America and to en-
able the said insurgents and false traitors tc
march and proceed To invade the said count,
of Washington, and here to levy and carry on
war against the said United States Of Anieri
ca for the subversi9n Of the Government ot
the said United 81 las Of Alnefica, and to aid
and abet them IA aQing, he, the said Jeffer
Of June, II fId eaF 8f 0ul sofi ls64 i,sf Il M
,Icount3 Of Henrieo ioiesaid, il the State d
Inla 8ioresaid, did provide furnish and
Isupply the said insurgents and false traitors
so banded together as aforesaid, with large
number Of horses, mules, wagons and 'ambu.
lances, and'a largefHdfibcr Of warke wenp.
ons, to-wit Z cannon, muskets, carbines, pis.
tolls, swords, cutlasses, and large amount Of
ammunition to-wit: powder, shot, shells, cart
ridges, percussion caps, bullets and other
munitions ofwar, and with drums and colors,
and also with large amount of provisions, to.
wit: -four, corn meal, pork, bacon, beef, beans,
and other provisions for the subsistence Of
said insurgents and false traitors, so banded
together as aforesaid, during their march to,
and while carrying on o war against the said
United States of America, for the subversion
of the Government of the said United States
of America, in the county of Washington, in
the District of Columbia aforesaid, and after
ward, to-wt: on the 18th day of July, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-fonr, the said insurgents and false
traitors so being banded together as aforesaid,
to great number to-wit to the number of
10000 persons and upward, in obedience to
said orders and command so given by said
Jefferson Davis, as aforesaid, he, the said JEFF
feson Davis, being then and there acknowl-
edged, recognized and obeyed by the said in
surgents and false traitors, so banded togeth-
er as aforesaid, but whose names to the per-
sons aforesaid are at present unknown, as
their leader and commandcrin-chief in the
prosecution Of the said war against the said
United States of America, for the subversion
OF the Government of the said United States
of America, with the said drums and colors,
and with the said horses, mules, ambuances
ana wagons, and with the said cannon, mus
kets, carbines, pistols, swords, cutasses, pow
der, shot, shells, cartridges, percussion caps,
bullets, and with other warlike weapons; and
with the said provisions, to-wit: -four, corn
meal, pork, bacon, beef, beans and other pro-
visions, provided furnished and supplied by
the said Jefferson Davis as aforesaid, and be-
ing then and there divided into companies and
regiments, did march in rank and file into
and invade the said county of Washington,
in the District of Columbia aforesaid, and
within the jurisdiction of this Court, and then
and there, to wit: on the said 18th day of ,Ju-
" in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-tour, (lSG4) with force and
arms did falsely, maliciously and traitorously
and i'll u warlike manner, array and dispose
themselves in battle against the said United
States of America for the subverson of the
Government of the said United States of
America, and aftcrward to wit: on the said
9th of July, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sxty,fonr, QSG4)
SAlu anu lulSt SD DdlNl-
cd together as aforesaid to a great number,
to wit; to the number of 10000 persons and
upward; and in obedience to the said order
aud command, so given by the said Jefferson
Davis as aforesaid, the said Jefferson Davis
being then and thero acknowledged and re-
cognized, and obeyed by said insurgents and
false traitors so banded together as aforesaid,
but whose names are to the jurors aforesaid
at present unknown, as their leader and COM
mander-in-chief in the prosecution of the said
war against the said United States of Ameri-
ca for the subversion of the Government Of
the said United States of America and with
the said drums and colors and with the said
horses, mules, ambulances, and wagons, and
with the said cannon, muskets, carbines, pis
tolls, swords, cutlasses, powder, shot, shells,
cartridges, percussion caps and bullets and
with other warlike weapons and with the said
provisions to,wt: flour, cornmcal, pork, ba-
con- beef, beans, and other provisions, furn-
ished and supplied by the said Jefferson Da-
Wis as aforesaid, and being then and there di-
vidcd into companies and regiments, having
marched in rank and file and invaded the said
county of Washington, in the District of Co
lumbia aforesaid, and within the Jurisdiction
of this Court, and being then and there to-
wit on the said 18th day of July, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-four at the county of Washington afore-
said, in the District Of Columbia aforesaid,
uhlawfully and traitorously assembled and
armed and arraycd in a hostile manner, and in
a warlike manner as aforesaid that is to say,
with drums and colors, cannon, muskets, car
bines, pistols, swords, cutlasses powder, Slot,
shells, cartridges, percussion caps, and other
warlike weapons, so furnished, provided and
supplied by the same Jefferson Davis as afore-
said, did then and there, to-wit: on the said
10Th day of July, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, at the
county of Washington aforesaid, in the Dis
trict Of Columbia aforesaid, and within the
jurisdiction of this Court with force and arms,
wickedly and traitorously, by means of the
said dcannon, muskets, carbines, pistols, swords,
cutlasses, powder, shot, Shells cartridges, per-
cusson caps and other warlike weapons, furn-
ished, provided and supplied by the said JEFF
ferson Davis as aforesaid, attack, assault and
make war upon certain fort of the said Uni
ted Statss of America, called Fort Stevens
and known as Fort Stevens, the said fort then
and there to-wit on the day and year last
aforesaid, at the county and in the district
aforesaid within the jurisdiction of this Court,
being used and occupied by the military fore
es of the said United States of America, and
did tbep ard tbera In wit. on the dav and