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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00511 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Presidential pardon of Charles A. Doyen, found guilty of violating Article 22 of Navy Code on 20 July 1901 in a court martial |
| Date | 18 March 1905 |
| Author | Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Doyen, a Major in the U.S. marine Corps, had a court martial convened to try him by the Commander-in-Chief of the North Atlantic Station on board the U.S.S. Alabama. He was sentenced to have his grade reduced two numbers and be publicly reprimanded. Theodore Roosevelt pardoned him due to request by the Sec. of Navy. Partially handwritten. Countersigned by Attorney General William H. Moody. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Military History Military Law Navy Government and Civics |
| People | Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) Moody, William H. (William Henry) (1853-1917) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 |