Court martial papers : of Confederate soldiers, 1862- 1865.

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Court martial papers : of Confederate soldiers, 1862- 1865.

This is a collection of letters and other papers referring to various Confederate courts martial including the transcript of the trial of William J. Malone on charges of selling government property, and his final defense; several writs of habeas corpus; and letters concerning the trials of several men charged with desertion and other crimes. Charges were brought against Major William H. Pryor, Col. Joseph Mayo, Jr., Col. John A. Baker, Benjamin F. Clardy, second lieutenant F.H. Cobb, S.A. Gills, W.B. Hampton, and P.H. Robertson, mostly at courts in Petersburg and Charlotte Court House, Va.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7272293

Valentine Richmond Historical Center

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Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...

Lyon, John

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Lawyer. From the description of Court martial papers : of Confederate soldiers, 1862- 1865. (Valentine Richmond Historical Center). WorldCat record id: 29551528 From the description of Contested election papers : of Thomas S. Gholson, 1862- 1864. (Valentine Richmond Historical Center). WorldCat record id: 29551527 Papers of John Lyon, professor of liberal studies, University of Notre Dame, 1967-1983. From the description of Papers 1950s-1970s. (Universit...

Hampton, W. B.

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Clardy, Benjamin F.

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Robertson, P. H.

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Gills, S. A.

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Mayo, Joseph, Jr.

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Malone, William J.

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Baker, John A. W.

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Cobb, F. H.

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Pryor, William H.

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