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Atkinson, Joseph Henry, 1829-1907 [Court Martial proceedings in the case of Mathew Baker for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.37.01 Author/Creator: Atkinson, Joseph Henry, 1829-1907 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: February 27, 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Records specifics of the charge, testimony from the trial, and Baker's acquittal. Signed by Atkinson and Borden.

Borden, William Henry, 1841-1895
Atkinson, Joseph Henry, 1829-1907
Wortham, George, fl. 1823-1883

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