Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-06
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TENEEssEEl
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 10Th, 1865. !

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TENSEssEE(
KNOXVILLE, Tenn Nov. 10Th, 1865. J
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. ls.
l. Before General Court Martial which con-
vened at Knoxville Tennessee, in pursuance Of
Special Orders No so, from Headqusrte rs Depart
rnent of Tennessee, dated d" Knoxville Tennessee,
Sept. %, 1861 and of which Brgadier and Brevet
Major General Edward Hatch is President was
raigncd and tried
/. P. P c. Nelson, late First Lieutenant and As
sistant Commissary Of Subsistence, 18th Tennessee
Volunteer Cavalry, and Acting Commissary of
Subsistence, I'd Brigade lst Cavalry Division, De-
partment of the Cumberland.
CHARGE I.
Embezzling, and knowingly and wilIfully misap-
porpriating Subsistence Stores and other proper
ty of the United States, and applying the sameto
his own use in violation Of an Act of Congress,
approved March ,, 1852
CHARGE IL.
Wrongfully and knowingly conveying and dispOs-
ing of Subsistence Stores and other property of
the United States, furnished and TO be used for
the Military service of the United States, in VIC
lation of an Act Of Congress, approved March 2,
1866.
CHARGE III.
Larceny.
CHARGE ".
blOiaLlOu u JOIN AILClc u WAL.
To all of which charges the accused pleaded Not
Guilty.
FISDISss-Of the Ist charge, Not Guilty.
OF the I'd charge, Not Guilty.
Of the Sd charge, Not Guity
OF the 4th charge, Not Guilty
And the Court does therefore a:fuit him, the said
P. P c. Nelson, late First Lieutenant and Assis-
tant Commissary of Subsistence Sd, Brigade, lst
Cavalry Division, Department Of the Cumberland.
III. y Kelley First Lieutenant and Regimen
tsl Quartermastcr, sth Tennessee Volunteer Caval-
ry and Acting Assistant Quartermaster Sd Brigade,
LIST Cavalry Division, Department Of the Cumber-
land.
CHARGE.
Conduct TO the prejudice of good order and military
discipline.
To which charge the accused pleaded Not Guilty
FIsDINa-NOt Guilty.
And the Court does therefore Gc4lglL the said d.
A Kelley. First Lieutenant and Regimcntal Quar-
termaster Sd Brigade, lst Cavalry Division, Depart
ment Of the Cumberland.
g. John h. Miller, Colonel 18th Tennessee Vol
unteer Cavalry.
CuARgEI.
Forging and COunterfeiting signature upon re-
ceipt upon duplicate vouchers form No. ~ for
the purpose of obtaining payment OF false
claim from the United States
Conduct to the preudice Of good orderand military
discipline.
FINDINGs.-Of the lst charge Not Guilty.
OF the I'd charge, Guilty.
SENTENCE.
And the Court does therefore sentence him, the
said John K Miller, Colonel 18th Tennessee Volun-
teer Cavalry 10 Be dismissed the ssTU;;s.
II. The proceedings and findings Of the Court ID
the foregoing cases Of p. P. c. Nelson and Lieu
tenant b. ~ Kelley, sth Tennessee Volunteer Cav
~ are approved They viii be released from arrest,
and Lieutenant H. 4. Kelley will be mustered out
OF service.
The proceedings, findings and sentence Of the
Court in the case of John K Miller, Colonel 18th
Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, are approved and
Confirmed Colonel Joan K Miller, 18th Tennes-
see Volunteer Cavalry, ceases TO be an officer III the
service of the United States from this date
III. The General Court Martial, Of which Brig
adler and Brevet Major General Edward Hatch IS
President, is hereby dissolved.
By command of Major General Sto1eman-
WM. l. PORTER
Assistant Adjutsnt General