ISBN: 9781155052397

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 84 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purc… Mehr…

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 84 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: . . . and R. B. Winder of Andersonville, were imprisoned for a time after the war, but they were never brought to trial. Major Gees acquittal has been mentioned. Because of the early appointment of a United States commissary-general of prisoners, conditions in Northern prisons were more nearly uniform than those in the South. The railroad lines were never closed, and the Commissary and Quartermasters departments were able at all times to furnish any A FEDERAL COURT-MARTIAL AFTER GETTYSBURG The court-martial here pictured is that of the second division, Twelfth Army Corps. It was convened at Ellis Ford, Va. , in July, 1863. Such officers were especially detailed from various regiments of a division of their corps, for the purpose of judging all classes of cases, crimes, and misdemeanors against the general regulations of the army. The officers above tried a large number of cases of desertion, insubordination, and disobedience to orders, sentencing in this particular court-martial three deserters to be shot. Two of these men were executed in the presence of the whole division, at Mortons Ford on the Rapidan, in September following. The idea of a court-martial in the service was somewhat similar to that of a civil jury. The judge-advocate of a general court-martial stood in the relationship of a prosecuting districtattorney, except for the fact that he had to protect the prisoners interest when the latter was unable to employ counsel. Private: i were seldom able to employ counsel, but officers on trial were generally able to do so. The officers composing this court were, from left to right, Captain Elliott, Sixtieth New York; Captain Stegman, One Hundred and Second New York (judge-advocate); Captain arracher, Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania; Captain. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<