The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-07

received intelligence from the Commissary Ser
geant in regard to supplies stored in the hospital
broke the doors open-the doors OF the rom
underneath the hospital-and found large sup
ply there of sugar, coffee and various other hos
pital stores. took no account OF other things,
all sorts, bales OF yarns gray cloth, hats, caps,
boots, shoes and leather. saw no o. s. soldiers
there as prisoners-saw three next day on the
road as we retrcated from Salisbury, who had
been prisoners We destroyed the stores, after
issuing enough to feed the command, except o
captured-there were quantities .of clothing OF
good deal that was given to the poor. Inc bull
dings at the prison were destroyed while we were
there, by order of Gen. Gillian
A question was asked the witness in regard to
the graveyard, which was objected to by the de.
Tense but the witness stated that he did not visit
the grave yard.
CROSS EXAMINED.
1t was on the 18th or 10Th of April we were
there, the official record was made on the 18th
was not in Salisbury until we went there at the
time named-don't know when these stores came
there. know, of my own personal knowledge,
that the stores have enumerated were at Sails
bury. The stores have spoken OF as being in
the hospital were not secreted, they were IN the
lower room of the hospital building, and don't
see how the Chief Surgeon could help knowing
they were there They had refused to open the
doors and bursted them open.
THE witness stated, as rough estimate that
the stores found at Salisbury would amont to sew
enty-fiye thousand full rations for the field.]
Sterling C. Hambright sworn-was Maj. of the
10th Tennessee Cavalry, in Gen. Stoneman's COM
mand, we went to Salisbury on or about the 18th
April 1866 think We found there large
amount of Commssary stores, don't know how
much, but it was enormous-there were from
Is, 600 to 1901 900 suits of gray uniform, made up,
beside large amount of grey cloth, hats, caps,
boots, shoes, leather and other supplies. These
stores were burnt I know these things were
there, as have mentioned, of my own personal
knowledge.
BY THE COURT.
These stores were in the town, north of the
Main street, they were taken out of the houses in
which they were stored and burned in the street.
The Commissary stores were in the ware houses
near the railroad
Francis D. Stockton sworn-was at Salisbury
there. Mai Gee was in command of the post
was in command from September 1864 till the
first of April 1S65-he was assigned to duty there
by the Secretary of War; and reported, at first, to
Gen. Gardner-he reported to, or through, Gen.
Bradley 7. johnson when he came. Maj. Gee
was in command of the post from the time he
went there until the arrival of Gen. johnson.
Cross examination declined, and the witness
subpenaed to testify on behalf of the defense
After retiring the witness was recalled by the
Court and questioned in regard to matters con
nected with the rebel military service. The re-
porter acknowledges his inability, account of
hi, ignorance of military technicalities, to report
infinitely the answers to the various questions
propounded by the Court The substance was,
that, prior to the arrival of Gen. johnson, the
commander of the prison was also commander of
the post-when Major Gee arrived there, he was
the Superior officer and although officers of high
rank came afterwards, he was not relieved. 1t
was sort of anomaly, which the witness thought
the officers themselves did not understand exact
ly. Maj. Gecapproved the acquisitions made on
the different officers for supplies, except as to the
Chief surgeon in regard to whom the witness
was not certain. The witness thought the army
regulations of the Confederate States were about
the same as those of the United States, but there
was special order in regard to Quartermasters,
Commissaries and Surgeons, eXempting them
from arrest for refusing TO Obey the orders or re-
QUESTIONS of post comniandants; if Major Gee
issued orders to the Quartermaster or Commits
sary at Salisbury and they refused to obey them,
he could not have them arrested. This was cx-
emplified in the case of Capt. Bridgers, who
was arrested for disobeying the orders of Supe-
rior officer, at Salisbury, md was released by an
order from the Quartermaster General Charges
could have been preferred in such cases, but the
person against whom they were preferred would
have continued to exercise the functions of his
Office until the day of trial.
The witness was not aware that Maj. Gee had
preferred charges against any of the officers at
Salisbury, for neglect of duty, but he frequently
made complaints to them and of them for
for failure to fill acquisitions on them which had
been approved by him-he complained of Maj.
Mofiitt for not furnishing wood, and he frequent
ly wrote to Richmond, making complaints and
stating his difficulties in procuring supplies for
the prison.
A number of extracts were read by the Judge
Advocate from the Record book, introduced as
evidence by the prosecution this morning, after
which the Court adjourned to 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning.