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Atkinson, Joseph Henry, 1829-1907 [Court martial proceedings against Canada Barnes and P. Waters for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.37.07 Author/Creator: Atkinson, Joseph Henry, 1829-1907 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: March 1864 circa Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Records specifics of the charges, testimony from the trials, and the acquittal of both men. Signed twice by Atkinson and Borden.

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

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