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FINDING OF THE COURT.

After mature deliberation, the Court confirms the plea of the prisoner.

SENTENCE.

And the Court does sentence him, Private Richard M. Goodsel, of Company B, 12th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, to forfeit ten dollars of his monthly pay for three months, and to be confined in charge of the guard twenty days; the confinement to date from the date of his original confinement.

IX. Private MICHAEL LYNCH, of Company A, 9th Regiment Connecticut Volun

teers.

CHARGE.

"Disobedience of Orders."

SPECIFICATION--In this: that he, Private Michael Lynch, of Company A, 9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, did, when ordered to go on guard duty by his Orderly Sergeant, refuse to obey said orders. This at Ship Island, Miss., on or about the 15th day of March, 1862.

To which charge and specification the accused pleaded Guilty.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

After mature deliberation, the Court confirms the plea of the prisoner.

SENTENCE.

And the Court does sentence him, Private Michael Lynch, of Company A, 9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, to forfeit ten dollars of his monthly pay for two months, and to be confined at hard labor for twenty days from the date of original confinement.

X. Private PATRICK MAHONEY, of Company A, 9th Regiment Connecticut Volun

teers.

CHARGE.

Conduct to the prejudice of Good Order and Military Discipline.”

SPECIFICATION----In this that he, Private Patrick Mahoney, of Company A, 9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, did, while in the ranks on company drill, strike Private James Graham on the head with his musket. This at Ship Island, Miss., on or about the 15th day of March, 1862.

To which charge and specification the accused pleaded Guilty.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

After mature deliberation, the Conrt confirms the plea of the prisoner.

SENTENCE.

And the Court does sentence him, Private Patrick Mahoney, of Company A, 9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, to forfeit to the United States the sum of five dollars of his pay for one month, and to be confined in charge of the guard twenty days from the date of his original confinement,

XI. Private HUGH MCINNIS, of Company K, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers.

CHARGE.

"Conduct to the prejudice of Good Order and Military Discipline."

SPECIFICATION-In this: that he, Private Hugh McInnis, of Company K, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers, did, while in a state of intoxication, arm himself with a bayonet, and threaten and defy his commanding officer; and further, did use profane and insulting language towards him, while said commanding officer was trying to get him to return to his quarters, to avoid further disturbance. This at Ship Island, Miss., at or near the cook-house of said Compary K, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers, about 51⁄2 o'clock, P. M., on or about March 26th, 1862.

To which charge and specification the accused pleaded Not Guilty.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

After mature deliberation on the testimony adduced, the Court finds the prisoner as follows:

Of the specification-Guilty.

Of the charge--Guilty.

SENTENCE.

And the Court does sentence him, the said Private Hugh McInnis, of Company K, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers, to be kept in confinement ten days, and to forfeit ten dollars of his monthly pay for one month; confinement to date from the day of his original arrest.

XII. Private JAMES ADAMS, of Company I, 13th Regiment Maine Volunteers.

CHARGE FIRST.

"Disobedience of Orders."

SPECIFICATION--In this: that Private James Adams, of Company I, 13th Regiment Maine Volunteers, on or about the 2d day of March, 1862, on board the transport steamer Mississippi, at Port Royal, S. C., being ordered by Capt. E. P. Hollister, of Company A, 31st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, the captain commanding the guard, to go below decks, did then and there refuse to do so, thereby disobeying the lawful commands and orders of the said Hollister.

CHARGE SECOND.

"Violation of the 9th Article of War."

SPECIFICATION--In this: that he, the said Private James Adams, of Company I. 13th Regiment Maine Volunteers, did, on or about the 2d day of March, 1862, on board the transport steamer Mississippi, at Port Royal, S. C., seize by the throat the said Capt. E. P. Hollister, while he was in the execution of his office as captain of the guard.

To which charges and specifications the prisoner pleaded Not Guilty.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

After mature deliberation on the testimony adduced, the Court finds the prisoner as follows:

Of the specification of the first charge--Not Guilty.

Of the first charge-Not Guilty.

Of the specification of the second charge-Guilty.

Of the second charge-Guilty.

SENTENCE.

It satisfactorily appearing to the Court that the prisoner was hard of hearing, and that he was violently seized in an unwarrantable manner by Capt. Hollister, the Court does sentence him, the said Private James Adams, of Company I, 13th Regiment Maine Volunteers, to remain in the same custody in which he now is until the publication of the proceedings of the Court in this case, and that he then be discharged from confinement.

XIII. Private JOHN BROOKS, of Company H, 26th Regiment Massachusetts Volun

teers.

CHARGE.

"Conduct to the prejudice of Good Order and Military Discipline."

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SPECIFICATION—In this: that Private John Brooks, of Company H, 26th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, did absent himself from duty from 8 o'clock, a. M. until 6 o'clock, P. M., without leave from his commanding officer. This at Ship Island, Miss., on or about the 21st day of March, 1862.

To which charge and specification the prisoner pleaded Guilty.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

After mature deliberation, the Court confirms the plea of the prisoner.

SENTENCE.

And the Court does sentence him, the said Private John Brooks, of Company H, 26th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, to be confined in charge of the guard for twenty days from the date of his original arrest, and that he forfeit to the United States three dollars per month of his monthly pay for two months.

XIV. Private ROBERT W. H. DAVIDSON, of Company I, 30th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers.

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SPECIFICATION-In this: that Private Robert W. H. Davidson, of Company I, 30th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, neglected to attend company drill, on the morning of the 17th March, 1862.

CHARGE SECOND.

"Disobedience of Orders."

SPECIFICATION-In this: that he, Private Robert W. H. Davidson, when ordered on the morning of the 17th of March, 1862, by his Captain, to march in the company street, refused to obey. All this at Ship Island, Miss., on or about March 17th, 1862.

To which charges and specifications the prisoner pleaded guilty.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

After mature deliberation, the Court confirms the plea of the prisoner.

SENTENCE.

And the Court does sentence him, Private Robert W. H. Davidson, of Company I, 30th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, to be confined in charge of the guard twenty days from the date of his original arrest.

XV. Private WILLIAM DALEY, of Company 1, 30th Regiment Massachusetts Volun

teers.

CHARGE.

"Conduct to the prejudice of Good Order and Military Discipline.”

SPECIFICATION-In this: that Private William Daley, of Company I, 30th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, did use insulting language to a superior officer. This at Ship Island, Miss., on or about the 14th day of March, 1862.

To which charge and specification the prisoner pleaded Not Guilty.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

After mature deliberation upon the testimony adduced, the Court finds the prisoner as follows:

Of the specification-Guilty.

Of the charge-Guilty.

SENTEFCE.

And the Court does sentence him, Private Williau Daley, of Company I, 30th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, to forfeit to the United States the sum of five dollars of his monthly pay, and that he be kept in confinement until this sentence be published.

XVI. Private JOSEPH J. LOCKE, of Company K, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers.

CHARGE.

"Conduct to the prejudice of Good Order and Military Discipline."

SPECIFICATION 1st--In this: that Private Joseph J. Locke, of Company K, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers, did, while said company was under drill on the morning of the 18th of March, 1862, disobey the orders of the Orderly Sergeant of said Company K, and in consequence of said disobedience of orders, was detailed for

guard duty for the said 18th day of March, 1862, and that the said Joseph J. Locke did absent himself so that the said Orderly Sergeant could not find him at the time of guard mounting on the aforesaid day.

SPECIFICATION 2d---In this: that the said Private Joseph J. Locke, of Company K, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers, did, while the company was on drill, on the morning of the 18th day of March, 1862, between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock, disobey the orders and otherwise disrespectfully treat the Orderly Sergeant of said Company K, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers, and in consequence of said disobedience of orders, was detailed for guard duty for the said 18th day of March, 1862, and that the said Joseph J. Locke did absent himself so that the said Orderly Sergeant could not find him within the limits of the said Company K's grounds, at the time of guard mounting on the aforesaid day. This at Ship Island, Miss. To which charge and specifications the prisoner pleaded Guilty.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

After mature deliberation, the Court confirms the plea of the prisoner.

SENTENCE.

And the Court does sentence him, Private Joseph J. Locke, of Company K, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers, to forfeit five dollars of his monthly pay for one month and to be imprisoned in charge of the guard until this sentence be published.

XVII. Private S. G. SMITH, of Company G, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers.

CHARGE.

“Drunkenness on Guard Duty, in violation of the 45th Article of War."

SPECIFICATION-In this: that Private S. G. Smith, of Company G, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers, was, on the 27th day of March, 1862, detailed as one of the regimental guard, and between the hours of 5 and 7 o'clock, A. M., March 28th, 1862, was found to be so much intoxicated as to render him unfit for duty. This at Ship Island, Miss., on or about the 28th day of March, 1862.

To which charge and specification the prisoner pleaded Guilty.

FINDING OF THE COURT.

After mature deliberation, the Court confirms the plea of the prisoner.

SENTENCE.

And the Court does therefore sentence him, Private S. G. Smith, of Company G, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers, to be confined in charge of the guard at hard labor for the space of twenty days from the date of his original confinement, with a ball weighing eighteen pounds attached to his left leg by a chain four feet in length.

XVIII. Private RICHARD D. BERRY, of Company B, 12th Regiment Maine Volunteers.

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