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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 General orders: No. 18

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00911.56 Author/Creator: Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 Place Written: Mexico Type: Document Date: January 15, 1848 Pagination: 7 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Signed by H.L. Scott. Proceedings from thirteen court martials for charges of drunkenness on guard, absence without permission, violations of various articles of war, mutinous conduct, and unsoldierlike conduct. Lieutenant Colonel Peter W.L. Plympton presiding.

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee), 1814-1886
Plympton, Peter W. L., fl. 1848-1866

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