10 September 1847
Scott, Winfield (1786-1866)
Document
Title: General orders: No. 283
Signed by H. L. Scott. Partial docket reads "[General] Order, No. 283, Sept. 10-1847, [Procee]dings of a GCM, Cases of Desertion" and "Maj. Bonneville, Comd of 6th Infy." Brevet Colonel Garland, presiding, tries 36 privates for desertion in a general court martial and, finding them guilty, sentences them to death.
GLC00911.12