Part 37 (1/2)

Lieut. L. Va.n.a.lstyne has the limits of the camp.

GEORGE PARKER, Lt. Col. Commanding.

Nothing more happened until the 30th, when the following was received:

HEADQUARTERS 90TH U. S. COLORED INFANTRY, MORGANZIA, LA., June 30th, 1864.

Special order No....

2nd Lieut. Lawrence Va.n.a.lstyne, 90th United States Colored Infantry is hereby released from arrest.

By order of GEORGE PARKER, Lt. Col. Com'dg 90th U. S. Col'd Inf'y.

JOHN MATHERS, JR., 1st Lt. and Adj't.

Thus the matter of arrest ended. The charges had been duly forwarded to headquarters in the field and had been sent back with the single word ”Disapproved” written across the back. I never found out who explained the matter at the headquarters office, but some one must have done it, for the charge was a serious one and could hardly have been overlooked without an investigation.

From that on I suffered such petty persecutions as could be lawfully put upon me, but otherwise had little more to do with Colonel Parker.

CHAPTER XVII