GENERAL ORDERS, 
No. 154. 
WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Adjutant General’s Office, 
Washington, May 28, 1863. 
I..Before a General Court Martial, which convened at St. Helena 
Island, South Carolina, February 21, 1863, pursuant to General Orders 
No. 2, dated Headquarters Detachment Tenth Army Corps, St. Helena 
Island, South Carolina, February 13, 1863, and of which Colonel W. 
W. H. Davis, 104th Pennsylvania Volunteers, is President, was ar- 
raigned and tried— 
First Lieutenant Eleazer Mulholland, 98th New York Volunteers. 
Charge I.—“ Being drunk on duty.” 
Specification—‘‘In this; that the said First Lieutenant Eleazer Mulhol- 
land, 98th New York Volunteers, in the service of the United 
States, on the 1st day of January, 1863, on hoard the United 
States transport steamer Cahawba, at the railroad wharf at More- 
head City, North Carolina, being in command of and on duty 
with his said company, during the debarkation of his regiment 
from the said steamship, was grossly drunk and unable to march 
his company therefrom.” 
Charge II. — “Contempt and disrespect toward his commanding 
officer.” 
Specification—“ In this; that the said First Lieutenant Eleazer Mulhol- 
land, 98th New York Volunteers, in the service of the United 
States, on the 1st day of January, 1863, on board the United 
States transport steamship Cahawba, at the railroad wharf at 
Morehead City, North Carolina, being then under arrest, did, 
when ordered by his superior officer, Lieutenant Colonel F. F. 
Weed, of said regiment, then in charge of the debarkation of 
the men of said regiment, to go off the said vessel on to the 
dock, and to march in rear of his company, refuse to go, and 
did say : “ You ain’t man enough to make me go ; it will take 
a better man than you to make me go; by God, you have no 2 
right to put me in arrest; by Jesus, you can’t get guard enough 
to take me off,” or words to that effect, and did continue to use 
the same, and other contemptuous and disrespectful language, 
to and concerning the said Lieutenant Colonel F. F. Weed, both 
on the vessel and on the wharf.” 
Chabge III.—“Disobedience of the lawful command of his superior 
officer.” 
Specification lsf—“ In this ; that the said First Lieutenant Eleazer Mul- 
ti,Hand, 98th New York Volunteers, in the service of the United 
States, on the 1st day of January, 1863, on board the United 
States transport steamship Cahawba, at the railroad wharf at 
Morehead City, North Carolina, having been placed in arrest 
for drunkenness on duty, did, when ordered by his superior 
officer, Lieutenant Colonel F. F. Weed, of said regiment, to 
go on to the dock and march in rear of his company, refuse and 
neglect to go.” 
Specification 2d—“ In this; that the said First Lieutenant Eleazer Mul- 
holland, 98th New York Volunteers, in the service of the United 
States, on the 1st day of January, 1863, at Morehead City, 
North Carolina, having been taken from the United States 
transport steamship Cahawba, by Colonel Charles Durkee, com- 
manding said regiment, and by him ordered to remain on shore 
with his company, did repeatedly, in violation of orders, go on 
hoard said vessel.” 
Specification 3d—“In this ; that the said First Lieutenant Eleazer Mul- 
holland, 98th New York Volunteers, in the service of the United 
States, on the 1st day of January, 1863, on board the United 
States transport steamship Cahawba, at the railroad wharf at 
Morehead City, North Carolina, when ordered by Lieutenant 
E. J. Eice, of said regiment, officer of the guard, who had 
been ordered by Colonel Charles Durkee, commanding said regi- 
ment, to remove the said First Lieutenant Eleazer Mulholland 3 
from said vessel to go on shore, did refuse to go, and did resist 
the guard of said Lieutenant Rice.” 
Charge IV.—“Couduct prejudicial to good order and military dis- 
cipline.” 
Specification—“In this; that the said First Lieutenant Eleazer Mulhol- 
holland, 98th New York Volunteers, in the service of the United 
States, on the 1st day of January, 1863, at Morehead City, 
North Carolina, was, during the debarkation of this regiment 
from the United States steamship Cahawba, so grossly drunk as 
to be unable to march his company, of which he was in com- 
mand, on to the wharf, presented a ridiculous and disgraceful 
spectacle to the enlisted men of his company and regiment, and 
did refuse to go to his company when ordered to it in arrest by 
his superior officer, Lieutenant Colonel F. F. Weed, of said 
regiment, and did, in violation of orders, remain on said vessel 
until forcibly removed therefrom by the guard, and did re- 
peatedly, in violation of orders, return to the said vessel after 
he had been removed therefrom, and did all the while, both on 
the vessel and on the wharf, use contemptuous, disrespectful, 
and profane and indecent language to and concerning his supe- 
rior officer, Lieutenant Colonel F. F. Weed, and all this in the 
presence and hearing of officers and men of the navy of the 
United States, and of a great number of officers and enlisted 
men of his own and other regiments and corps.” 
Charge V.—“Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.” 
Specification—“In this; that the said First Lieutenant Eleazer Mulhol- 
land, 98th New Yoik Volunteers, in the service of the United 
States, on or about the 27th day of January, 1863, on board 
the steam transport United States, in Beaufort harbor, North 
Carolina, did steal, or cause his negro servant to steal, six or 
more bottles of ale, the property of Brigadier General Heckman, 
or his staff officers.” 4 
To ■which charges and specifications the accused, First Lieutenant 
Eleazer Mulholland, 98th New York Volunteers, pleaded as follows : 
Charge I. 
To the Specification, “ Not Guilty.” 
And to the Charge, “ Not Guilty.” 
Charge II. 
To the Specification, “ Not Guilty.” 
And to the Charge, “ Not Guilty.” 
Charge III. 
To Specification 1st, “ Not Guilty.” 
To Specification 2d, “Not Guilty.” 
To Specification 3d, “Not Guilty.” 
And to the Charge, “ Not Guilty.” 
Charge IV. 
To the Specification, “ Not Guilty.” 
And to the Charge, “ Not Guilty.” 
Charge V. 
To the Specification, “ Not Guilty.” 
And to the Charge, “ Not Guilty.” 
Finding. 
The Court, having maturely considered the evidence adduced, finds 
the accused, First Lieutenant Eleazer Mulholland, 98th New York Vol- 
unteers, as follows : 
Charge I. 
Of the Specification, “Guilty.” 
Of the Charge, “Guilty.” 5 
Charge II. 
Of the Specification, “Guilty.” 
Of the Charge, “ Guilty.” 
ClIARGE III. 
Of the \st Specification, “Guilty.” 
Of the 2d Specification, “Guilty.” 
Of the 3d Specification, “Guilty, except the words ‘And did resist 
the guard of said Lieutenant Bice.’ ” 
Of the 3d Charge, “Guilty.” 
Charge IV. 
Of the Specification, “Guilty, except the words ‘forcibly’ and ‘by 
the guard.’ ” 
Of the 4th Charge, “ Guilty.” 
Charge V. 
Of the Specification, “Not Guilty.” 
Of the 5th Charge, “ Not Guilty.” 
Sentence. 
And the Court does therefore sentence him, First Lieutenant Eleazer 
Mulholland, 98th New York Volunteers, “ To be cashiered.” 
II..The proceedings of the Court in the foregoing case have been 
submitted to the President of the United States, who approves the 
sentence awarded First Lieutenant Eleazer Mulholland, 98th New York 
Volunteers, and directs that it he carried into execution. 
By order of the Secretary of War : 
E. D. TOWNSEND, 
Assistant. Adjutant General.