The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-07

to special order No. 20, from headquarters
First Separate Division, A c., and of
which Col: L. Johnson. Forty-fourth Regi-
ment United States Cclored Infantry, is
president was arraigned and tried Lieut..
Col. Henry 9. Corbin, Fourteenth Regi-
ment United States Colored Infantry, on
the following charges:
Charge 1-Cowardice.
"Charge 2-Misbehavior before the enemy
In violation OF the thirty-second article Of
war.
''Charge 3-Conduct unbecoming an Of
dcer and gentleman.
Charge 4-Conduct prejudicial 10 good
order and military discipline
Findings of the court-Not guilty.
''The court does, therefore, most honor
ably acquit him. the said Lieut.. Col H. c.
Corbin, Fourteenth United States Colored
"III-The proceedings and finding of the
general courts-martial in the foregoing
cases OF Lieut.. Col Henry G. Corbin and
Fourteenth Colored Infantry are
Colonel Corbin and will, accord
ingly, be released from arrest and returned
to duty.
by Command of
MAJOR GENERAL sTEEDMAN.
49, B. MOE, Major and A A. c.
Report of Col Thomas j. Morgan, Four
teenth United States Colored Infantry:
Headquarters Fourteenth United States
Colored Infantry,
decatur, Ala., OCT. 81, 1864.
"Lieutenant-I have the honor to submit
the following report of the operations of
the Fourteenth United States Colored In
fantry in the defense of Decatur Ala. on
the 9TH. 18th, 10Th and 30th of October, 1864:
The regiment came TO Stevenson, Ala
from Chattanooga, Tenn, in obedience to
orders from Major General James B. Steed-
man and from Stevenson to Decatur by
command of Brigadier General r. S.
Granger, arriving In Decatur, Ala on
Thursday, p. m, Oct. q. A detachment
under Lieutenant Colonel Corbin was sta
toned on the north side of the river TO
protect a section or artillery turned over
to Major N. ]. Vail.
81 can only speak in praise of the officers
who ASSERTED IN the work Lieutenant Col
onel Corbin, Adjutant Avery and Sergeant
Major George Griffith did excellent work
No officer failed to discharge his duty
During the night of the 18th Lieutenant
Colonel Corbin, in charge of go men, pick
eted the left of the line and annoyed the
enemy, who spent the greater portion of
the night in digging new line of rifle pits
nearer to our line. The command of
the regiment was turned over to Lieutenant
THOMAS ]. MORGAN.
Colonel Fourteenth United States Colored
Infantry.
LIEUTENANT CHARLES T. HEWITT,
Eighteenth Michigan Infantry, Acting As
sistant Adjutant General"
''war Department.
washington, Oct. 81, 1867.
"Sir-You are hereby informed that the
President of the United States has appoint
ed you. for gallant and meritorious service
at the battle of Nashville, Tenn, a leuten-
ant colonel. by brevet. in the service of the
United States. TO rank such from the
second day OF March. 1867: should the Sem
ate at their next session advise and con-
sent thereto you Will be commissioned ac-
cordingly.
Immediately on receipt hereof please 10
communicate TO this department., through
the adjutant general OF the army, your ac-
ceptance or nonacceptance. and, with your
letter of acceptance, return the oath here
with inclosed. properly filled out. sub
scribed and attested. and report your age
birthplace and the State of which you were
a permanent resident. u. s. GRANT,
Secretary OF War ad interim.
"Brevet Lieut.. Col. II. c. Corbin, ". S. A,
Fort Craig. New Mexico.