General order no. 89, 1863 Apr. 6.

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General order no. 89, 1863 Apr. 6.

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General order from the Adjutant General's office of the U.S. War Dept. concerning an intercepted letter written by J.M. Garland, a lieutenant in the 42nd New York Infantry Regiment, to Elliott H. Thompson, a clergyman in Shanghai, China, expressing his opposition to the war and sympathy with the Confederate cause. In the intercepted letter Garland wrote that he continues to serve in the U.S. Army because disclosure of his views would lead to personal disgrace and prevent him from giving assistance to wounded Confederate soldiers on the battlefield in his work in the Ambulance Corps. The order condemns Garland for his "treacherous concealment of his sentiments" and concludes with a statement of dishonorable dismissal.

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