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Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 [General Orders].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04864.08 Author/Creator: Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 Place Written: Greeneville, Ohio Type: Autograph document Date: 1 August 1795 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Order a Copy

Lieutenant Sterrit's recently arrived detachment will be mustered tomorrow. Cornet W. Dermott was court martialled on charges disobeying orders, contempt for superiors, mutinous and seditious conduct. He was acquitted of the charges and ordered to be released immediately. Wayne was the general in command of the United States Army in Greeneville, Ohio.

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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