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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08529 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Civil War order to hold a court martial |
| Date | 9 July 1863 |
| Author | Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Military document |
| Content Description | Orders a Naval General Court Martial at Vicksburg aboard the steamer Choctaw on 10 July 1863. Indicates that the court will be composed of Captain H. Walke, lieutenant commodores James A. Greer, James W. Shirk, John G. Walker, and Frank M. Ramsey, and Assistant Adjutant Paymaster C.G. Sownders. Written on stationary of the U.S. Mississippi Squadron, Flag Ship Black Hawk. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Navy Blockade Military Law Court Martials and Courts of Inquiry |
| People | Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; 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 |
| Related documents | David Dixon Porter to Henry Walke prohibiting prisoners from going to Vicksburg David Dixon Porter to Henry Walke ordering a Naval General Court Martial and sending coal down the river |