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James
Christian
Charges and Specifications against James Christian a prisoner
held by Col. John D. Stevenson Comdg. at Lexington,
Mo.
.
Charge
Violation of the laws of
war
.
Specification
In this that said prisoner James Christian
was a member of a Guerrilla Band known as Parkers band in the counties of
Jackson and Lafayette in the month of April 1862 and did as a member of
said band mauraud upon the property of peaceful citizens and did disquiet
the Community by making forage upon the property of Union Citizens and did
threaten their lives and property with arms in his
hands.
Witness
Capt. Murphy MSM
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G. S. Robinson
Charges and Specifications against G. S.
Robinson a prisoner held by Col. John D. Stevenson Comdg. at Lexington,
Mo.
.
Charge
Violation of the laws of
war
.
Specification
In this that said prisoner G. S. Robinson was
a member of a Guerrilla Band known as Parkers band in the counties of
Jackson and Lafayette in the month of April 1862 and did as a member of
said band mauraud upon the property of peaceful citizens and did disquiet
the Community by making forage upon the property of Union Citizens and did
threaten their lives and property with arms in his hands.
Witness
Capt. Murphy MSM
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Joseph Fitzgerald
Charges and Specifications against
Joseph Fitzgerald a prisoner in Lexington, Mo.
.
Charge
Violation
of the laws of war
.
Specification:
In this that the said
prisoner Joseph Fitzgerald did belong to a Guerrilla Band known as Jones
band in the state of Missouri said band being engaged in marauding upon
the property of Union men and disquieting the Community by armed forage
upon peaceable Citizens.
Specification 2nd:
In this that said
Joseph Fitzgerald with other members of the band of Jones being surrounded
by U.S. Troops under the command of Lieut. J. D. Jenks 1st Iowa Cavly. on
the night of the 11th of March 1852 at the county of Lafayette state of
Missouri did fire upon said troops and upon a return of the fire did
trecherously cry out that they surrendered thereby deluding the said
Lieut. Jenks and his command to cease firing and to enter the house upon
the faith of said pretended surrender and thereupon said band did fire
upon U.S. Soldiers and did then and there treacherously kill and murder
private George H. Flemming Co. B 1st Iowa Cavalry and did wound privates
Wilber, Flanders, Hill and Burnett of said command.
.
Witnesses:
J. B. Kayser MSM
Lieut. Jenks 1st Iowa
Cav.
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Pleasant
Heikler
Charges and Specifications against Pleasant Heikler a prisoner
held by Col. John D. Stevenson Comdg. at Lexington, Mo.
.
Charge
1st
Violation of the laws of war
.
Specification:
In this that
said prisoner Pleasant Heikler was a member of a Guerrilla Band known as
Parkers band in the counties of Jackson and Lafayette in the month of
April 1862 and did as a member of said band mauraud upon the property of
peaceful citizens and did disquiet the Community by making forage upon the
property of Union Citizens and did threaten their lives and property with
arms in his hands.
Signed John D.
Stevenson Col. Commdg.
Witness
Capt. J. B. Kayser
MSM
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Thomas Hobbs
Charges and Specifications against Thomas
Hobbs a prisoner held by Col. John D. Stevenson Comdg. at Lexington,
Mo.
.
Charge
Violation of the laws of
war
.
Specification:
In this that said prisoner Thomas Hobbs was
a member of a Guerrilla Band known as Parkers band in the counties of
Jackson and Lafayette in the month of April 1862 and did as a member of
said band mauraud upon the property of peaceful citizens and did disquiet
the Community by making forage upon the property of Union Citizens and did
threaten their lives and property with arms in his hands.
Signed Col.
Jno. D. Stevenson
Witness
Capt. Murphy MSM
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Wm.
Sanders
Charges and Specifications against Wm. Sanders a prisoner in
Lexington, Mo.
.
Charge
Violation of the laws of
war
.
Specification:
In this that the said prisoner Wm. Sanders
did belong to a Guerrilla Band known as Jones band in the state of
Missouri said band being engaged in marauding upon the property of Union
men and disquieting the Community by armed forage upon peaceable Citizens.
Specification 2nd:
In this that said Wm. Sanders with other members
of the band of Jones being surrounded by U.S. Troops under the command of
Lieut. J. D. Jenks 1st Iowa Cavly. on the night of the 11th of March 1852
at the county of Lafayette state of Missouri did fire upon said troops and
upon a return of the fire did trecherously cry out that they surrendered
thereby deluding the said Lieut. Jenks and his command to cease firing and
to enter the house upon the faith of said pretended surrender and
thereupon said band did fire upon U.S. Soldiers and did then and there
treacherously kill and murder private George H. Flemming Co. B 1st Iowa
Cavalry and did wound privates Wilber, Flanders, Hill and Burnett of said
command.
Witnesses:
J. B. Kayser MSM
Lieut. Jenks 1st Iown
Cav.
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Charges and Specifications against Francis
Ducates.
Broke jail May 14th, 1862.
.
Charge
Violation of the
laws of war
.
Specification:
In this that said prisoner Francis
Ducates did in the county of Jackson in the state of Missouri belong to a
Guerrilla Band known as Parkers band being engaged in marauding upon the
property of Union men and in disquieting the Community by armed forays
upon peacable Citizens.
Specifications 2nd
In this that the said
Francis Ducates being a member of said Parkers Band did lay in wait upon
the banks of the Missouri River in the county of Jackson in he state of
Missouri for the purpose of firing into steamboats with a view to compell
them to land for the purpose of plunder, all this about the 18th of March
1862.
Signed John D. Stevenson Col.
Commdg.
Witness
Capt. J. B. Kayser MSM
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Other
prisoners listed but charges not given:
.
Martin
Slaughter
Francis M. Chance
William H. Greer
Isaac M.
Coursey
Allen M. Purgel
Jordon Huntseller
Oliver D.
Francels
William Whitehead
William Bridge
John Perrie
Lewis
Lloyd
Robert Dabner
James Fitzgerald
Louis Thornton
.
Note:
Names were very difficult to read.
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Note:
The "Parkers"
band mentioned above would be Col. B. F. Parker.
The "Jones" band
probably was Wesley Gann who sometimes used the alias "Capt. A.D. Jones,
CSA"
.