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April 9, 1878
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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James A. Whalen sues Major General Philip H. Sheridan for nearly $500,000 in damages in U.S. Circuit Court, New York, alleging unlawful conversion of Killona plantation stock worth $120,000 in August 1867 during Reconstruction. Defense claims official military actions.
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Action for Damages.
New York, April 9.-An action against Major General Philip H. Sheridan, in which one James A. Whalen seeks to recover nearly $500,000, is on the calendar of the United States Circuit Court, and will probably be reached for trial in the course of a day or two The suit is brought to obtain damages for the alleged unlawful "conversion to his own use" of the stock of a Louisiana plantation in the month of August, 1867. The property scheduled in the complaint amounts to $120,000 and embraces horses, cows, pigs, sheep and mules by the hundred, shovels, spades, ploughs, carts, wagons, hoes and other farm utensils, together with about three hundred hogsheads sugar and two hundred and fifty hogsheads of molasses-in fact the complete stock of the Killona plantation in St. Charles parish, La. It is understood that the defense will show that all these acts of appropriation were done by the General in his capacity as military officer in behalf of the United States Government while he was acting as commander of the military department of the Gulf during the car period of reconstruction; and further, that the inventory is largely exaggerated, both in quantity and value.
New York, April 9.-An action against Major General Philip H. Sheridan, in which one James A. Whalen seeks to recover nearly $500,000, is on the calendar of the United States Circuit Court, and will probably be reached for trial in the course of a day or two The suit is brought to obtain damages for the alleged unlawful "conversion to his own use" of the stock of a Louisiana plantation in the month of August, 1867. The property scheduled in the complaint amounts to $120,000 and embraces horses, cows, pigs, sheep and mules by the hundred, shovels, spades, ploughs, carts, wagons, hoes and other farm utensils, together with about three hundred hogsheads sugar and two hundred and fifty hogsheads of molasses-in fact the complete stock of the Killona plantation in St. Charles parish, La. It is understood that the defense will show that all these acts of appropriation were done by the General in his capacity as military officer in behalf of the United States Government while he was acting as commander of the military department of the Gulf during the car period of reconstruction; and further, that the inventory is largely exaggerated, both in quantity and value.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Lawsuit
Damages
Sheridan
Plantation
Reconstruction
Military Appropriation
Conversion
What entities or persons were involved?
James A. Whalen
Major General Philip H. Sheridan
Where did it happen?
Killona Plantation, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana; United States Circuit Court, New York
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Key Persons
James A. Whalen
Major General Philip H. Sheridan
Location
Killona Plantation, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana; United States Circuit Court, New York
Event Date
August 1867
Story Details
James A. Whalen brings suit against General Sheridan for damages from alleged unlawful conversion of plantation stock in 1867; defense asserts military authority during Reconstruction and exaggerated claims.