Campbell, B. B., fl. 1865 [General orders no. 52 pertaining to members of the United States Colored Troops who were court martialled]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.229 Author/Creator: Campbell, B. B., fl. 1865 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Pamphlet Date: 9 September 1865 Pagination: 20 p. ; 21 x 13.6 cm. Order a Copy
Issued by Captain Campbell, Assistant Adjutant General, based on the orders of Major General William Tecumseh Sherman. Discusses charges against and sentences dictated to members of the United States Colored Troops. Charges vary, including desertion, inciting mutiny, and theft, among others. Sentences include confinement involving hard labor for various lengths of time and dishonorable discharge.
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