Houston County GaArchives Photo Document.....Court Of Inquiry, Perry, Houston County, GA 27 May 1830 May 27, 1830
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Details the Court of Inquiry held 27 May 1830 and attended by Col. Watson, 
Col. Wiggins, and Major Elijah Dean concerning a motion to create a new 
Battalion in Houston County.

Perry, Houston County
May 27, 1830

The officers composing the 55th Regiment met this day
agreeable for the appointment for the purpose of court of
inquire.

Present: Col Watson, Lt Col, Wiggins, Maj Dean, etc

On motion of ensign Morgan ordered that a committee be
appointed to inquire and report to this body, upon the
expediency of creating a New Batallion in the County of
Houston, and that all petitions in relation thereto or
petitions for the alteration of any district be referred
to said committee, and that Lt. Col Wiggins, Maj Dean and
Ensign Morgan be that committee.

Trial followed because the offices failed to atten that
drill, held in Perry, on the 26th of April 1830.

The resolution offered by the committee for the formation
of a Battalion and new district, being under
consideration; the same were adopted and ordered to be
recorded. The trail of the defaulters followed:

The result was that the county was to be divided into
three Battalions: the  Town District, the old Tenth,
Eleventh and twelveth to compose a new Batallion - That
Col Wiggins' Battalion be composed of the new created
district of the 15th and 9th and the new created district
in the 5th -- and Maj. Dean's battalion be composed of
the 13th 14th the new created district of the 14th and
15th ---

Of which is respectfully submitted, and to which the
desire the concurance of the court--

Here follows the adding of individuals to other districst
each to which they belong, agreeable to their request, so
far as relates to military duty.

Signed Elijah Dean
Maj Com. battalion

E.A. Morgan
Ensign by Brevet




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