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Domestic News July 30, 1863

Alexandria Gazette

Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia

What is this article about?

Official announcement of U.S. military dismissals for the week ending Saturday last, including Major Granville O'Haller, Captain H. P. Merrill, Captain William H. Burke, and Lieut. M. P. Desilver, all for disloyal conduct, sentiments, or treasonable language.

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In the list of dismissals from the U. S. military service for the week ending Saturday last, as officially announced, are the following:—

Major Granville O'Haller, of the Seventh United States Infantry, for disloyal conduct and the utterance of disloyal sentiments; Captain H. P. Merrill, Eleventh New York Heavy Artillery, for repeated utterances of treasonable and disloyal sentiments; Captain William H. Burke, Nineteenth Ohio Volunteers, for treasonable language and disloyalty; Lieut. M. P. Desilver, Sixteenth Ohio Volunteers, for writing and publishing a highly disloyal and unbecoming letter.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Politics

What keywords are associated?

Military Dismissals Disloyal Conduct Treasonable Sentiments Civil War Officers

What entities or persons were involved?

Major Granville O'haller Captain H. P. Merrill Captain William H. Burke Lieut. M. P. Desilver

Domestic News Details

Event Date

Week Ending Saturday Last

Key Persons

Major Granville O'haller Captain H. P. Merrill Captain William H. Burke Lieut. M. P. Desilver

Outcome

dismissals from u.s. military service for disloyal conduct, sentiments, treasonable language, and publishing disloyal letter.

Event Details

Official list of dismissals from U.S. military service includes Major Granville O'Haller of the Seventh United States Infantry for disloyal conduct and sentiments; Captain H. P. Merrill of Eleventh New York Heavy Artillery for repeated treasonable and disloyal sentiments; Captain William H. Burke of Nineteenth Ohio Volunteers for treasonable language and disloyalty; Lieut. M. P. Desilver of Sixteenth Ohio Volunteers for writing and publishing a disloyal letter.

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