[Circular ordering execution of two privates in 53rd North Carolina]

Hammond, W.M., fl. 1863 [Circular ordering execution of two privates in 53rd North Carolina]

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GLC#
GLC03063
Type
Letters
Date
10 May 1863
Author/Creator
Hammond, W.M., fl. 1863
Title
[Circular ordering execution of two privates in 53rd North Carolina]
Place Written
Kinston, North Carolina
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 20 cm, Width: 19 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Circular letter, hand-written, states that the sentence of the General Court Martial in the case of privates Berry Threat and Dulin Stavnes of Company D of the 53rd North Carolina regiment will be carried out. Says they will be executed at 12 p.m. in the open field in front of the entrenchments. All troops except those on picket duty are required to attend. Order Colonel J. A. Washington, the commander of the 50th North Carolina, to provide 1 lieutenant and 20 men who will be charged "with the proper execution of the sentence." Written under the order of Brigadier General Junius Daniel (1828-1864).

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