Show general 0 orllis ader s no 0 o 9 US in WAR WAK department ahe ieta va adjutant GE OF ada rda washington ont april apri I 1 22 igei 1 I 1 S oah mit at the general court Al martial artial which BC ance yen ed at rort fort randalls randall nebraska con TA ish terri tats H pursuant to special bp ecial orders order N 0 1 84 tory 11 l force I 1 august 24 1858 fram the headquarters headquarter of department of the west and of 0 uhl oath w report re pori vet maj major 0 r henry W weasels eadels easels ca captain tain cf of N r beard eara ond in I 1 a n trill president I 1 were ere arr agn abat 11 te tried d first firs t lieutenant ie utenart caleb le b smitha it b 8 SP an J try u infantry op on tho iho follo following I 1 charge c ar e an a rid d 8 on 4 erdell B eel fixations ficat ions viz fcc D conduct to 0 o the prejudice p are j u d diac of g good 0 0 d order ami in 4 tary a r y d tp tt il e specification 1 jia in this that first i caleb smith ad regiment ot lin in temporary command of a battalion 0 out listing of companies A A and 11 2nd and intent infamy IBM and a detachment of re recruits en route to pt f 0 1 1 t iia randall nebraska territory did take tah ii pipat seize by the coat first sergeant danl vt sloane of company 11 ad lili infantry fantry and did all kia gush push strike or shake the said sergeant Sere tant we sloane inane while on duty with his compa company an anil ri ed th w while hile in in execution of an order of 0 his torn core J 1 ak tee y 1 pany any commander second lieutenant william b 1 j D F lee ad infantry then and there present wa this at a point in minnesota 1 territory ern tory near aw mat at Boa bonhomie Bonhom homme ne island missouri river on or wata allu about the twenty first day of july eighteen bev W hundred and fifty eight i pi anjil 2 in this that first lira aldr caleb smith ad regiment of infantry ahila pa pull in temporary cobmand con mand of a battalion eon con we i listing of companies A and H ad infantry A attla and a detachment of recruits en route to fort furl apos lt randall nebraska territory did in ercer u taa of his company take or seize by the coat 11 a second lieutenant W F lee ad infantry el while the said lee was on duly in in pa a it command of company 11 II ad infantry ot or said to the battalion did endeavor stil by violence to r re move the aforesaid lieutenant IV F 1 lc lee ug S from his position as commander of aa daiil d con company I 1 arly 11 this at a point in minne minnesota sta 9 territory near bonhomme Boi homme island miss art 11 river on or about the july juli eich teta ie eo hundred and fifty ight eight f r specification 3 in this that first LA ta a caleb smith ad infantry while ib iii S ry command of a batt battalion aion 0 companies A and if had ad regime A t ct gintant S ry and a detachment of recin reci aits nits its en route IOB e to fort randall nebraska territory Terri territory tor did a draw produce or display a pistol ana ai llla whet er asked by second lieutenant IV F leej abo 0 infantry if said pistol was wai drawn up oilin tat did reply yes or words to that eba eba we t d this while the said second lieutenant 1113 tt lee was on duty in in command of aforesaid company H ad infantry all this at a point in in minnesota territory n near ear bonhomme ii land missouri river on or about the t twenty enty 11 P hor first day of july eighteen hundred and fifty eight ight 1 to which charge and specifications the ac tent aused pleaded not guilty 12 aina j me FINDINGS AND SENTENCE OF THE COURT alej id the court after mature deliberation upon tali oh the testimony adduced finds the accused ow guilty of the charge and specifications specification i t preferred against t him and does therefore v sentence him the said first caleb tv smith of the second regiment of infantry 1 to ito be dismissed the service in conformity with the article war the proceedings of the general cov co C martial in the foregoing case have beet ta i transmitted to the secretary of war anil ci 93 by him laid before the president of the vid uni ted tea states the following are the 0 aderi av thereon 3 1 WAR april 13 1839 1 1 k the proceedings of the court in the ca cast bit of caleb smith having been a submitted built V til to the president be has see seen cause while he confirms them to remit the sentence ca k the reasons for this clemency have reference to the provocation of disrespect and t ordination which the prisoner yielded to but they do not in any manner justify his baw rw to violent demonstrations to maintain anju tho dhority rity exercised without discretion alini a dignity of command that might blight hav elieM a expected in the lowest grade of office was vm amply sufficing cint for the occasion Lieu lieutella terla at L smith retains his commission and it vi dl i be well it if the lesson be has received eha dball stimulate him to a more efficient and elert t ted practice of the authority author I 1 t which it cw con fers JOH JOHNB N IF FLOYD L OYD secretary of war ivar the general court martial of which ere et major 11 II W weasels is is presidents president is here her g by dissolved t by order of the secretary of war S COOPER bent benl i y U |