The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-06-01

dor, shot, shells, cartridges, percussion
caps, bullets, and with other warlike
weapons; aud with the said provisions,
to-wit, -four, corn meal, pork, bacon,
beef beans and ether provisions, pro-
vided, furnished and supplied by the
said Jefferson Davis as aforesaid, and
being then and there divided into
companies and regiments, did march
in rank and file into and invade the
said county of Washington, in the Dis
trict of Columbia aforesaid, and within
the jurisdiction of this Court and 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, (l864) with force and arms did
falsely, maliciously and traitorously
and in warlike manner, array and
dispose themselves in battle against
the said United States of America for
the subversion of tho Government of
the said United States of America, and
afterward, to-wit, on the said 18th of
July, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty -four,
QS64) tho said insurgents and false
traitors so banded together as aforesaid
to great number, to-wit, to the num-
ber of 10000 persons and upward; and
in obedience to the said order and
command, so given by the said Jcffer-
son Davis as aforesaid, the said Jeffer-
son Davis being then and there ac-
knowledged and recognized, and
obeyed by said insurgents and false
traitors so banded together as afore-
said, bat whose names are to thejurors
aforesaid at present unknown, as their
leader and commander-in-c 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, and
with the said drums and colors, and
with the said horses, mules, ambulan-
ces, and wagons, and with the said
cannon, muskets, carbines, pistols,
swords, cutlasses, powder, shot, shells,
cartridges, percussion caps and bullets
and with other warlike weapons; and
with the said provisions, to.wit -four
cornmeal, pork, bacon, beef beans,
and other provisions, furnished and
supplied by the said Jefferson Davis as
aforesaid, and being then and there
divided into companies and regiments,
having marched in rank and file and
invaded the said county of Washing
ton, in tho District of Columbia afore-
said, and within the jurisdiction of this
Court, and being then and there, to-
wit: on the said 18th day of July, in
tho year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty y-four, at the
county of Washington aforesaid, in
the District of Columbia aforesaid, un.
lawfully and traitorously assembled
and armed and arrayod in a hostile
manner, and in q warlike manner as
aforesaid-that is to say. with drums
and colors, cannon, muskets, carbines
pistols, swords, cutlasses, powder, shot
shells, cartridges, percussion caps, and
other warlike weapons, so furnished
provided and supplied by the same
Jefferson Davis as aforesaid, did ther
and there, to-wit: on the said 12tl
day of July, in the year of our Lore
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
four, at tho county of Washington
aforesaid, in the District of Columbii
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction
of this Court, with force and arms
wickedly and traitorously, by mean
of the said cannon, muskets, carbines
pistols, swords, cutlassos, powder, shot
. shells, cartridges, percussion caps, ant
other warlike weapons, furnished, pro
vided and supplied by the said Jeifcr
,, son Davis as aforesaid, attack, assault
and mako war upon q certain fort o
the said United States of America, call
, ed Fort Stevens and known as For
, Stevens, tho said fort then and there
f to-wit: on the day and year last afore
said, at the county and in the distric
, aforesaid, within the jurisdiction o
, this Court, being used and occupied
!, by the military forces of the sale
United States of America, and did thcr
, and there, to-wit: on tho day ant
F year last aforesaid, at the county anC
, in the district last aforesaid, within tn,
jurisdiction of this Court, with fore,
and arms, wickodly and traitorously
, by means of the said cannon, muskets
, carbines, pistols, swords, cutlasscs
powder, shot, shells, cartridges, per
i cussion caps, and other warlike weap
ons, so furnished, provided and sup
/ piled by tho said Jefferson Davis, a
I aforesaid, oppose, attack, assault, anC
make war upon the troops and militia
ry forces of the said United States o
- America, then and there assembled to
n wit; at tho county last aforesaid, il
\ the district last aforesaid, and with
! in tho jurisdiction of this Court; an,
a did then and there to-wit, on the da,
and year last aforesaid, and at til
county and in the district last afore
!, said, and within the jurisdiction of thi
: Court, with force and arms, wickedl
!. and traitorously, by means of the sal
cannon, muskets, carbines, pistol,
swords, cutlasses, powder, shot, shells
!, cartridges, percussion caps, and othe
!. warlike weapons, so furnished, prov
{, dcd and supplied by the said Jetferso
!. Davis, as aforesaid, kill and wound
{ large number, to.wit: the number {
. five hundred and upward, of tho sai
"a troops of the said United States {
). America, and persons then and thor,
Itowit On tha dow ond x,Aor loet ofors