New-York tribune., 1900-03-07
GENERAL CORBIN'S RECORD
HE COURTS THE FULLEST INvESTIGA-
TION-HONORABLY ACQUITTED BY
COURT-MARTIAL.

Washington March 6.-The resolution adopted by
the Senate calling for complete record OF the
court martial which tried Adtutant General Corbin
when lieutenant-colonel of the 14th CoIored In
fantry on a charge of cowardice, and other infor
nation as to his military career. calls for mass
of papers that will require week to copy, accord
ing to the estimate Of the War Department Gen
era1 Corbn. in anticipation of the reply, to-day ad
dressed to Senator Davis. of Minnesota. appeal
for immediate examination of his from the
day he entered the service of the United States
a nneteen-year-od boy, thirty-eight years ago. up
TO the present time He also authorizes the Senator
TO present his (Corbins) resignation the Presi-
dent If the search reveals suggestion of
worthiness. The letter is. In part. follows
Acknowledgements Office
1Io, o,,-,,vx., " =, washington d. c. March 6.
Dear Sir: My attention has been called TO certain
rTm ba E d to set s forth the
mitted TO you. which are in the nature of charges
far as these statements. or any Others NAV Be de-
serving ser OF consideration or attention. desire to
make searching examination of my record as a
and l wish to say. in all earnestness' If a search
reveals s to you susgeston Of unworthiness will
t authorizing you to present my resignation from
feel condent f that to one of your long eDe
ence as public officer and your high of jus
tce the OFFICIAL records herewith brought to your
attention will not permit you TO be misled nor to
ported TO be contained in the memorial referred
to- If, however. you desire to make further exam
NATION INTO record. L VIII gladly Giye
assistance in facilitating examination OF the
records made, day by day from the time when as
a lad of nineteen / left my fathers farm in
southern Ohio and entered the volunteer armv
am now closing my thirty eighth year of continue
Gus service-a service, modest though it has been
1 claim to have been honest and faithful
This appeal is made to you in the name of jus-
tice and am confident that it is made I'm vain
very respectfully. H. c. CORBIN.
Adjutant-GeneraI.
MOST HoNORABLY ACQUITTED"
Among the Enclosures referred to is the following:
Headquarters, First Separate Division C.
1 Chattanooga, Tenn, March a. 1865.
General Orders No. g.
yened at Chattanooga, Tenn, pursuant to Special
Order No. 20 from headquarters First Separate
Division. A. c. and of which Colonel L. Johnson
4ith Regiment. U. S. Colcred Infantry is president
was arraigned and tried First Lieutenant-C Colonel
Henry c. COrbin. 18th Regiment L. s Coiored In
fantry, the following charges:
Charge hrSt-Cowariice.
Charge second -Misbehavior before the onemv In
violation of the XXXIId Article of Var "
charge third-Conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman. ~ ~ anu
Charge fourth-Conduct pretudicial to good order
and military discipline ~
Finding Of the court-Not guilty
The court does, therefore. most honorably acorit
nm the sald iAeutenant-Colonel II. c. Corbin i4th
u. S. Colored Infantry. '' -''
Third-The proceedings and finding of the psn
eral court-martial in the foregoing cases of Iieu
tenant-Colonel Henry c. Corbin and I4th
=. . Colored infantry. are approved and con-
Lieutenant-C Colonel Corbin and will %
cordingly be released from arrest and returned 70
duty ~ iieu 'o
BY command. Major-GeneraI sTEEDMAN