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General orders: No. 45

Two copies of General Orders No. 45. Proceedings from a court of inquiry of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Miles regarding a precautionary measure taken during a march to the interior of Mexico.

GLC00911.62

General orders: No. 47

Signed by H.L. Scott. Acquittal of Luz Bega, a Mexican, for enticing soldiers to desert.

GLC00911.63

Orders No. 14

Signed by L. Thomas. Proceedings of Captain Samuel H. Montgomery's court martial on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and violation of orders. Montgomery had written two articles for the "Pennsylvania Argus" chastising General Scott's...

GLC00911.69

Orders No. 22

Signed by L. Thomas. Docket reads "Genl. Orders No. 22." Proceedings from four court martials on charges of behavior unbecoming an officer, neglect of duty, disobedience of orders, and insubordination.

GLC00911.72

Orders No. 23

Signed by L. Thomas. Docket reads "Genl. Orders No. 23." Proceedings from a court of inquiry of Captain Justus McKinstry regarding a contract for blankets made with C.P. Garcia, a local Mexican businessman, and subsequent contracts given solely to...

GLC00911.73

Orders No. 27

Signed by L. Thomas. Proceedings from two court martials for the charge of ungentlemanly and conduct unbecoming an officer. Lieutenant Colonel Gladden presiding.

GLC00911.74

Orders No. 37

Signed by L. Thomas. All court Proceedings resulting in death sentences passed by military commissions must be forwarded to the Commanding General of the Army in Mexico

GLC00911.75

Orders No. 38

Signed by L. Thomas. Proceedings from the court martial of Captain Justus McKinstry for bribery and corruption regarding a contract for blankets from C.P. Garcia, a local Mexican businessman. McKinstry was acquitted of charges that he received funds...

GLC00911.76

Orders No. 59

Signed by L. Thomas. Proceedings from the court martial of Lieutenant Thomas H. Bussey for disobedience of orders, absence without leave, and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. Lieutenant Colonel T. Staniford presiding.

GLC00911.78

Orders No. 69

Signed by L. Thomas. Docket reads "No. 69." Discusses the importance of monthly reports from commanders and calls their attention to the Rules and Articles of War and to Army Regulations.

GLC00911.80

Orders No. 90

Signed by L. Thomas. Proceedings from a court of inquiry of Colonel M.L. Bonham investigating the severity of Bonham's wounds.

GLC00911.83

Orders No. 95

Signed by L. Thomas. Proceedings from five trials before a military commission on charges of murder and burglary. Colonel M.V. Thompson presiding.

GLC00911.84

to Albert S. Pratt

Letter written from Head Quarters, 10th Army Corps. "...you wanted to know what my duty was hear well it is to take men coming from hospitals to thear division commanders an take deserters from the rebs to Genl Butlers..."

GLC01003.03.05

to Nathanael Greene

Begins by stating that he is thankful no one can publish his letters after his death since he does not write any. Discusses the treason of Benedict Arnold and the British spy John Andre. Comments on the capture of Andre and wonders why Andre was...

GLC04454

[Diary of Samuel G. Gottshall]

An unbound manuscript signed. Entries run from 11 July to 31 December. Throughout the diary, Gottshall describes his march through Baltimore, Maryland, his arrival in Washington D.C. following the Second Bull Run, soldiering, camp life, and...

GLC04564.01

to Isaac Mayo

Written by Southard as Secretary of the Navy to Lieutenant Mayo. Southard forwards Commodore Charles Stewart's opinion that Mayo needs to remain in the country for his trial. Says he is to apprise the Department of the Navy of his residence from time...

GLC04604.06

to Isaac Mayo

Southard as Secretary of the Navy asks Lieutenant Mayo to report to Captain James Banon, President of the Naval Court Martial, as a witness in the case of Charles Stewart. Stewart was being accused of convoying a foreign (British) ship into a...

GLC04604.08

to [George Washington?]

Written by Colonel Henley as the former commandant of the Prospect Hill barracks near Cambridge, Massachusetts, which housed the captured British Convention Army. Recipient is inferred from the title "your Excellency" used toward the end of the...

GLC04764.62

to Adam Badeau

Pelouze, major and aide-de-camp, writes to Captain Badeau, also an aide-de-camp. Pelouze reports that when reading the Army and Navy Official Gazette, he discovered that Badeau will be recommended for dismissal unless he appears before a military...

GLC05047

to John C. Calhoun

Writes to Secretary of War Calhoun about the removal of intruders on Cherokee land on the Georgia frontier. Reports on the intense opposition Captain R.K. Call has faced from white settlers. Forwards a letter from Call (not included) in which he...

GLC00114

Proclamation

Institutes "the administration of Law Martial" in New Orleans, two days after it was surrendered to the Union. Terms include respect for the United States flag, punishment for aiding Confederates, harsh treatment for crimes against Federal...

GLC00171

Proclamation re: protection of property

British broadside meant to encourage renewed allegiance to the crown in New York and New Jersey.

GLC00178

Collection of Porter letters [Decimalized .01-.14]

Most of the letters in this collection are to Captain (sometimes Colonel) Julius Walker Adams, a noted engineer and cousin of President John Quincy Adams. Porter discusses the reevaluation of his conduct at Second Manassas by a special commission in...

GLC00214.02

to Colonel Julius Walker Adams

Discusses convening of the military commission to reevaluate Porter's actions during Second Manassas. Notes that Asa Gardiner, the lawyer opposing Porter in the trial "has notified 'McDowell & Pope that he will take care of their honor.' before the...

GLC00214.02.01

to Captain Julius Walker Adams

Discusses a delay in the meeting of the board. Mentions the arguments of John C. Bullitt and Joseph Hodges Choate, his counsels during hearings. Writes "I know nothing of the Board. My relations with it have been entirely of a formal character & I...

GLC00214.02.02