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The Daily Dispatch: July 9, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
e square on that occasion. Roll-call demonstrating the fact, Major Wilkins detailed a guard, with orders to capture and imprison the absentees. This duty was performed in part, and sixteen citizens were duly arrested on Thursday and deposited in Mayo's warehouse, where they remained until 1 o'clock on Friday, about 18 hours, under guard, when they were brought before a court-martial, and, being tried, were severally acquitted of all design or intention either to shirk duty or to absent themsel, so far, performed it, and with great regularity, failing only when his health did not allow. So far as he is informed, the militia of the first class has not been legally called out. Your petitioner finds himself under arrest and confinement in Mayo's warehouse by order of one R. W. Wilkins, styling himself Major of Virginia Militia, claiming authority over him. He is put under arrest and detained without authority of law, civil or martial, and without any just cause known to himself. He is