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GENERAL ORDERS NO. 145 CONFIRMING MILITARY COMMISSION SENTENCES
War Dept., Washington, 26 May, 1863, concerning:
- three citizens of Maryland captured in Confederate Army uniforms, found guilty of treason and sentenced to be hanged
Pte. William Elliot Co. 'G' 8th U.S. Regular Inf., 'did attempt to commit the crime of rape upon the body of a colored [sic] woman named Kate Brooks', found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment at Sing Sing Prison, New York '...By Order of the Secretary of War E.D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General' 4pp.; and two other General Orders including No. 123, March 28, 1864 concerning transfer of enlisted men of the army to the naval service; with related research material
129m x 24cm
Sold for $120
Lot 65
War Dept., Washington, 26 May, 1863, concerning:
- three citizens of Maryland captured in Confederate Army uniforms, found guilty of treason and sentenced to be hanged
Pte. William Elliot Co. 'G' 8th U.S. Regular Inf., 'did attempt to commit the crime of rape upon the body of a colored [sic] woman named Kate Brooks', found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment at Sing Sing Prison, New York '...By Order of the Secretary of War E.D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General' 4pp.; and two other General Orders including No. 123, March 28, 1864 concerning transfer of enlisted men of the army to the naval service; with related research material
129m x 24cm
Estimate $100 - $150
Militaria
AUCTION
Sale: LJ5647
11:00am - 22 July 2012
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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