Document relating to the court martial of Private George Harris, 1865 June 8.

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Document relating to the court martial of Private George Harris, 1865 June 8.

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The collection consists of a document dated June 8, 1865 relating to the court martial of Private George Harris for sleeping while on sentinel duty. The document states that the court found Private Harris guilty and sentenced him to hard labor and to wear a 24-pound ball for six months on any government fortification.

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Harris, George, fl. 1865.

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United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1864-1866)

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The First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry was first organized in the Department of the South by General David Hunter at Hilton Head, South Carolina, in May of 1862. This first effort to form a black regiment met with failure, initially due to two significant causes: first, Hunter had not received authorization from the War Department in Washington allowing the formation of Black Units, and Second, the recruits were involuntarily inducted into the regiment in a manner reminiscent o...