In 1863 President Lincoln appointed him judge advocate with the rank of Major,and for years he labored in the Bureau of Military Justice.In 1864 he was acting Judge Advocate General during the absence of General Holt. He was Judge Advocate of the commission which convicted Maj. Wirz of the Confederate Army. He also assisted in the trial of the accomplices of the assassination of President Lincoln. He was a warm friend of the president.
Col. Hosmer commenced the practice of law in the District after the close of the war, being associated with N.P. Chipman who was later a delegate to Congress from the District. In 1877, due to ill health , he was compelled to abandon active practice. He was always much interested in military affairs and was one of the organizers, and a Vice President of the Army & Navy Club and a vice commander of the District Commandry of the Loyal Legion.
~Mansfield News (Mansfield, Ohio)
Thursday, Feb. 13,1903 page three
In 1863 President Lincoln appointed him judge advocate with the rank of Major,and for years he labored in the Bureau of Military Justice.In 1864 he was acting Judge Advocate General during the absence of General Holt. He was Judge Advocate of the commission which convicted Maj. Wirz of the Confederate Army. He also assisted in the trial of the accomplices of the assassination of President Lincoln. He was a warm friend of the president.
Col. Hosmer commenced the practice of law in the District after the close of the war, being associated with N.P. Chipman who was later a delegate to Congress from the District. In 1877, due to ill health , he was compelled to abandon active practice. He was always much interested in military affairs and was one of the organizers, and a Vice President of the Army & Navy Club and a vice commander of the District Commandry of the Loyal Legion.
~Mansfield News (Mansfield, Ohio)
Thursday, Feb. 13,1903 page three
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