1863 General Order No. 135 - 5 Civil War Trials w/ Death Sentence given in each

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1863 General Order No. 135 - 5 Civil War Trials w/ Death Sentence given in each:
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General Orders No.135, War Department, Adjutant General`s Office, Washington, May 18,1863,9 pages measuring 4.5\" x 7\". consisting of a summary of five trials held during the Civil War ,all with Charges for \"Violation of the laws of war\". In each case the soldier was found \"Guilty\" and was sentence to death either \"to be shot to death at such time and place as the Commanding General of the department may direct\" or \" to be hung by the neck until he is dead\",etc. Very interesting authentic civil war history.