General orders no. 113, 1864 Mar. 19.

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General orders no. 113, 1864 Mar. 19.

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General orders issued by Assistant Adjutant General of the War Dept. E. D. Townsend. The order is a brief record of the proceedings of a Military Commission at Goodrich's Landing, East Carroll Parish, La., in the case of Edward D. Nelson and another African American man referred to only as "George" who were found guilty of armed robbery of William R. Hays, a citizen of East Carroll Parish. It contains a description of the circumstances of the crime, the specific charges in the case, and the sentences handed down by the court.

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