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Atkinson, Joseph Henry, 1829-1907 [Court martial proceedings against Marion Blackwell for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline] [Fragment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.37.05 Author/Creator: Atkinson, Joseph Henry, 1829-1907 Place Written: North Carolina Type: Manuscript document Date: 4 March 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Records specifics of the charge, testimony from the trial, and Blackwell's conviction. Written at "Camp Burgwyn," near Bogue, North Carolina. Last page of the document is missing.

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

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