Washington the Soldier

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1898. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX G. NOTES OF LEE'S COURT-MARTIAL. Major-general Lord Stirling, President. Brigadier-general Smallwood. Colonel Swift. Brigadier-general Poor. Colonel Wiqglesworth. Brigadier-general Woodford. Colonel Angel. Brigadier-general Huntington. Colonel Clarke. Colonel Irvine. Colonel Williams. Colonel Shepard. Colonel Febiger. John Lawrence, Judge-Advocate. The Court met July 1, 1778, at the house of Mr. Voorheea, New Brunswick, N.J. The charges were as follows: First--For disobedience of orders, in not attacking the enemy on the twenty-eighth of June, agreeably to repeated instructions. Second--For misbehavior before the enemy on the same day, by making an unnecessary, disorderly, and shameful retreat. Third--For disrespect to the Commander-in-Chief, in two letters dated the first of July and the twenty-eighth of June. GENERAL LEE PLEAD "NOT GUILTY." On the twelfth of August, the Court found him to be guilty under all the charges, and sentenced him to be "suspended from any command in the Armies of the United States of America, for the term of twelve months." Forty-two witnesses were examined. (See page 235 of text, for their unanimity in vindication of Washington from use of any language not proper, in his rebuke of Lee at the time of his retreat.) The following are the. letters that concluded with Lee's demand for a court-martial: FIRST LETTER. Camp English-town, July 1, 1778. Sir: From the knowledge I have of your Excellency's character, I must conclude that nothing but misinformation of some very stupid, or misrepresentation of some very wicked, person, could have occasioned your having made use of so very singular expressions as you did on my coming up to the ground where you had taken post; they implied that I was guilty either of disobedience of orders, ...