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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06997.51 |
| From Archive Folder | War of 1812: Correspondence and documents on the war, POWs in Canada, behaviour of soldiers, conditions in New Orleans, laying the Tennessee state line and founding of Memphis City. Documents relate to James Winchester, his family and associates |
| Title | General Orders to James Winchester |
| Date | 6 January - 12 February 1815 |
| Author | Butler, Robert (1784-1853) |
| Recipient | Winchester, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | 1. All surgeons to report to their posts. 2. General Court martial of Col. G. F. Ross of the 44th Infantry "and such prisoners as may be brought before it" to be held on 02/14/1815. Brigadier General James Winchester "hereby authorized to constitute General Court Martial for the trial of the military officers within his immediate command." |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Prisoner of War Canada Battle Health and Medical |
| People | Winchester, James (1752-1826) Butler, Robert (1784-1853) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | War of 1812; Foreign Affairs; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |