Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-06
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War Department, Adj utgrs Generals Office,
WASHINGTON, June I, 1865. !

War Department, Adj utgns Generals 0ttee,}
WAsHINeIoN, June l, 1868. )
Genera. Court Aartia,, Orders No goo.
L Before q General Uourt Martial, which
Pursuant to Special orders, No. 196, dated war
Department, Adjutant Generals Once, WASH.
ington, May lst,a is65, and Of which MAJOR
General J. q. FOSTER, W s. Voiunteers, LIZ
President, was arraigned and tried
BENJAMIN G. HARRre, cltlzen.
CHAReR-" violation OF the 56.h Article OF
Sncc, feather 1st.-s' In this; That BENJAMIN
O. HARRIS, aeitizen OF Mary land, and mem.
her OF tine Congress OF the United States, did
relieve, with money, to wit: the sum OF two
Richard Chapman and private William Read,
of Company" K, 32d Regiment Virginia In.
fantIy, soldiers OF the army OF the So called
Confederate States of America, then in rebel
lion against and at war with the United States;
he, the said Harris, then and there we'll know
ing said Chapman and Read to be soldiers of
said army, and treating and offering to relieve
them as such, and at the same time advising
and melting them 10 continue in said ar1iy,
and to make war againstthe United States, and
emphaticaliy declaring his sympathy with the
enemy, and his opposition to the Government
of the United States in its efforts TO suppress
the rebellion. This, at or near Leonardtown,
st. Mary's county, Maryland, on or about
Specification I'd -"In this; that BENJAMIN G.
HARRIS, citizen of Maryland, and member
OF the Congress of the United States, did know
wit: Sergeant Richard Chapman and Private
William Read, OF Company * 32d Regiment
Virginia Infantry, soldiers of the army of the
so-called Confederate States of America, then
in rebellion against and at war with the United
States, by procuring them to be lodged and fed
In private houses and furnishing them with
money therefor; he, the said Harris, then and
there well knowing said Chapman and Read TO
be soldiers of SAID army, and treating them, and
Offering and giving them money as such, and
at the same time advising and melting them to
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the United States, and emphaticaily declaring
his sympathy with the enemy, and his oppo-,
srtion to the Government OF the United States,
in lis efforts to suppress the rebellion. This at
ornear LeonardtoWn, St. Mary's county. Mary.
land, on or about April &c, 1885,
To which charge and specifications the &C.
cnsed, BENJAMIN g. HARRIS, citizen, pleaded
s'Not uiIty."
The Conrt having maturely considered the
evidence adduced, finds the accused, BENJA.
MIN q HARRIS, citizen, as follows:
or the LIST Specification, Sc utility"
OF the ID Specification, "Guilty," except as
to the words, "and ted in private house,
OF the Charge, &c ailty."
And the Court does therefore sentence him,
: BENJAMIN G.. HARRIS, citizen, "To be forecer
disqualified from holding any office place Of hon.
or, trust, or profit under the United States, and to
be imprisoned for three years in the Penitentia at
Albony, Nsw York, or at such other Penitentiary
as the Secretary Of Var may Designate"
II. The record in the foregoing case of BEN.
JAMIN g. HARRIS, citizen, was tran mitted to
the Secretary of War, and by him submitted
to the President OF the United States. The fol.
lowing are the orders OF the President in the
case:
"EyRCUTIvR OFFICE, May 81, 1865.
I'm the within case OF BENJAMIN 6 HARRIS,
the findings and sentence of the Court are here
by approved and confirmed. Additional eyi.
dence and aftidavits, however, bearing upon
TINS case, and favorable to the accused, Wing
N n pnpe
the sentence aforesaid, deem it proper to di.
rect that the sentence In the case OF said HAIR.
RIs be RENTED, and that he be released from
imprisonment. ANDREW JOHNSON ,,
III. In accordance with the foregoing order
BENJAMIN q. HARRIS, citizen, will be imme.
dlately released from imprisonment
BY order Of the President Of the United States.
E. ID. TOWNSEND
Assistant Adjutant General