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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00911.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Mexican War Orderly Book, 26th Infantry , USA 1847-1848 |
| Title | General orders: No. 281 |
| Date | 8 September 1847 |
| Author | Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) |
| Additional authors | Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee) (1814-1886) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by H. L. Scott. Partial docket reads "General Orders, No. 281, Sept. 8th 1847, Proceedings of GCM." Colonel Bennett Riley, presiding, tries 29 privates for desertion in a general court martial and, finding them guilty, sentences them to be executed the next morning. |
| Subjects | Mexican War Latin and South America Desertion Military History Military Law Death Penalty |
| People | Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee) (1814-1886) Riley, Bennett (1787-1853) |
| Place written | Tacubaya, Mexico |
| Theme | The Mexican War; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | General orders: No. 282 |