Extract                                                                                   

Head Qurs. 1^st Army Corps

Near Richmond V^a Nov^r 22^d 1864

 

General Orders N^o 22

                                   

I           Before the Military Court appointed for this Corps were arraigned and tried the following named persons.           

viz.

1^st                                +                                  +                                  +

22^d       Asst Surgeon               T. D. Merritt               18^th Miss Inf.

            Charge 1^st                    Drunkenness on Duty

            Charge 2^nd                   Misbehavior before the enemy

            Charge 3^rd                   Wilful misapplication of Hospital

                                                stores belonging to the Confederate States

The Court having considered the evidence are is unable to agree on a judgment & respectfully forward the record.

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II         The Court, in the case of Asst Surgeon T. D. Merritt 18^th Mass. Inf., failing to agree as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, and by reason of the very great doubt apparent in the record as to the guilt of the accused, and in consideration of the length of time which has elapsed since his trial, and upon the approval of the Department of War, the charges are dismissed, and the accused, if in arrest, will be restored to duty.

                                               

By Command of Lt Gen^l Longstreet

Osmun Latrobe AAGenl

 

For

Major Gen^l J. B. Kershaw

Comd^g Divⁿ

 

[endorsement]

 

1^st Corps A.N.V.                                 

            November 22/64       

             

General Orders No 22

1^st Corps ANV

 

Special Orders

            No 22

 

Proceedings of Court Martial

in the case of Asst. Surg. Merritt,

18 Miss. Inf.

 

Received November 23/64

Published        "          23  "

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