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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.229 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | General orders no. 52 pertaining to members of the United States Colored Troops who were court martialed |
| Date | 9 September 1865 |
| Author | Campbell, B. B. (fl. 1865) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Issued by Captain Campbell, Assistant Adjutant General, based on the orders of Major General William Tecumseh Sherman. Discusses charges against and sentences dictated to members of the United States Colored Troops. Charges vary, including desertion, inciting mutiny, and theft, among others. Sentences include confinement involving hard labor for various lengths of time and dishonorable discharge. |
| Subjects | Abolition Civil War Union Forces African American History African American Troops Military Law Law Desertion Mutiny Criminals and Outlaws |
| People | Campbell, B. B. (fl. 1865) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | African Americans; The American Civil War; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |