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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces in the campaign of the Carolinas . (search)
Richmond Circuit Court, yesterday.--Judge Meredith presiding.
--In the matter of William H. Zimmerman's petition for a writ of habeas corpus for relief from State militia duty as an undomiciled foreigner, the court this morning delivered its opinion, remanding the party to the custody of Captain Bohman, the respondent in the cause.
But, upon application of the counsel for the petitioner, the Court awarded a new trial — continuing the case until Monday next.
In the matter of the petitions for writs of habeas corpus of William H. Redwood and E. J. Crump, for a discharge from Colonel Danforth's regiment of militia, under a joint resolution of the Legislature discharging all persons from the regiment who have attained the age of fifty years, the cause was this day argued by counsel, and the Court reserved its decision until this morning.--The Governor had refused to order the discharge of these men on the ground that a joint resolution has not the effect of law. Mr. R. T. Danie
Richmond Circuit court, yesterday.
In the matter of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus of William A. Perkins, of Pittsylvania county, Virginia, praying for a discharge in consequence of being a bonded farmer, continued from December last; the court, inasmuch as the period of his bond having expired, remanded him to the custody of Lieutenant Bates, commanding Confederate States Barracks, to be sent to his regiment.
The court will this morning deliver its decision in the ease of William H. Zimmerman, who claims a discharge as being an undomiciled foreigner.
Richmond circuit Court, February 10, 1865.
--In the matter of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus of William H. Zimmerman, who seeks a discharge from militia duty in Colonel T. J. Evans's regiment as an undomiciled foreigner, the Court, having heard the evidence and arguments in the case, remanded him to custody.
The reasons for this decision the Court gave as being the fact that this gentleman was a member of a regularly organized company, who had tendered their services to the Governor, had been accepted, and as no term of service had been specified in the contract, the fact of their being — as they claimed — undomiciled foreigners did not vitiate their contract with the Governor, and until they were released by him they were liable to do duty in the organization in which their services had been tendered and accepted.
This decision affects the status of a large number of gentlemen in the city — about eighty, we think,--who are members of the Foreign Legion, and who, under <