Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-05

wAR DEPARTMENT, !
AnIrrANT GsSERn's oIIIcE'

WAN 4
ApTrrANr GgNBRAL's OPFICB,
wAsnINuroS, June |, 1855.
nj CpUri. Mdyfir NOr,tsrs No. 9n.
la.l,rr a General Court Martial, which con
! 0 1t Washington, y. c., May ., 1865, put-n-
10 special Orders, No. IpB, dated War De
snrut, AdIutaut Generals Omce, Washing.
Nay lat, lstij, and of which Major General
Foster, 4. s. Volunteers, Is President, was
.n.d aud tried
! lIsnin q. Harris, Citizen.
,..r-" Violation OF the Both Article Of
,tErdiioA Ist-" In this that Benjamin. q.
|H,, 4 oillIcn VI Maryland, aud u member of
angrcss " tho United States, did relieve,
money, to wit the sum " two dollars, III"
enemy, to wit: Sergeant Richard Chap..
! and prIats William Read, Of Company N,
| l,3.ment virginia Infantry, soldiers of tho
= Of tho Ho-eAlled Confederate states ~
rra, then In rebellion against mud ut war
! tho United States; he, the said Harris, then
| there we'll knowing said Chapman and Read
h soldiers 81 said army, aud treating aud
rHg 10 relieve thcm ~ such, aud at the same
y adVIsing aud melting them 10 continue IN
army, and 10 make war against the United
>, and emphatieally declaring his sympathy
the enemy, and his opposition TO the uov'
lBsnl II the United States In Its efforts TO sup
tho rebellion. This At or near Leonard
st. Mary's county, Maryland, on or about
ri 18th, 1885. ~
! -rtfc,,tion sI-'Iu this, that Bcnjsmin
hrris, citizen Of Maryland, aud In"mh"r
b Congress OF the United States, did know
hATl,OT aud protect tho public enemy, To
sergeant Richard Chapman aud Private
an Read, Of Company X, I'D Regiment
tBIa Infantry, soldiers of the army 81 th"
oiled Confederate States Of America, then IN
-uon against aud nj war with tho United
.o. by procuring them TO 10 lodged aud fed
private house, and furnishing them with
l. al. l.. -
b we'll knowing said Chapman aud Read IT,
-.Iier- II said army, and treating them, aud
FnHg aud giving them money ~ snch, aud Mt
pmr time ad Vising aud incitiug them 10 cum-
h. 10 .aid army, and to make war against III"
I'D States, aud omphatieally declaring hts
.aihy with the enemy, aud his Opposition y"
Government of the United States, In lis efforts
'gprcss the rebellion THIS At OF near Leonard =
=, st Mary county, Maryland, GU or about
Z, y, 1865
X which charge and specifications the accused,
'hWiu q. Harris, eitiIen, pleaded Not dnil-
PiRding.
D. CouTt having mataroly considered tho eyi.
M adduced, 6Rds the accused, Benjamin u.
NJ, citizen, ~ follows:
he lst Specification, "Guilty.'
hbs u Specification, Guilty except as to
TaFd., and fed In private house. "
The Charge, "Gutlty, -
I'd the Court does therefore sentence him,
7miH q. Harris, citizen, "T'o b. Iprcn'r It's
'h7t Jrpm holding day ggscs or pi,iea ~
-, ir"d, ~ prpH VatsT TIE UHh"t MLtsS
3, nalTis1lsd far LLrfs y,Irs IL u. PsA
as'rg n ILLdHy, Nig Tork, 0r at such dhf'
GMll@y rs TIE Sscrttdrg NJ War mdy d'S
The record In tho foregoing case Of Bcnja
u harris, citizen, was transmitted 10 tn
afy of War, aud by him submitted to tn
'lcui VI the United States The following
1' orders Of the President In the case
"BXECUTIyE OPFtCE, May ~, lSflb.
The within case ~ Rem amin O. Harris, Oh
=" aud sentenee " the Court are hereby ap
4 aad confirmed. Additional evidence an'
it', however, bearing upon this case an'
Nt'1o 10 the accused, having been PTesente
" @hsldnred by me, since the sentence ai"re
a''m u proper 10 direct that the sentenr
case VI said Harris be rshitted, aud that
'a''d IRON imprisonment.
In ANDREW JOHNSON. -
70 accordance with the foregoing ordel
u. Harris, citizen, will be imInodiatol
from imprisonment
''Sef u the President Of the United States
\. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant AdJ utant General.