Ford, George B., 1828-1911 [Court Martial proceedings in the case of John T. Jones for being absent without leave.]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.24 Author/Creator: Ford, George B., 1828-1911 Place Written: Greenville, North Carolina Type: Autograph document signed Date: 26 May 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 24 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Details court martial proceedings of John T. Jones, who pled guilty to the charge of "absence without leave." Jones was sentenced to carry a twenty pound stick eight hours a day for fourteen days. With the names of James Dalrymple as the Judge Advocate and Captain Thomas R. Youngblood as if signed, but likely in Ford's hand.
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