William H. Emory General Order, 10 August 1863
Head Quarters Defences of New Orleans
New Orleans August 10th 1863.
 
General Orders
            No 32
                        A General Court Martial is hereby appointed to meet at these Head Quarters, on Thursday August 13th 1863, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial of Lieut. Col. Jesse Staucel 1st Texas Cavalry, and such other prisoners as may be properly brought before it.
                                                Detail for the Court.
                        Colonel           Thos. W. Cahill.                     9th Conn.
                        "                      A. B. Farr.                               26th Mass.
                        "                      Isaac Dyer.                              15th Maine.
                        Lt. "                 Chas Burt.                               159th N. Y.
                        Major              W. M. Rexford.                       131st "   "
                        Captain           B. W. Frost                             26th Mass.
                        "                      James Brady. Jr.                      26        "
                        1st Lieut.          Cooke.                                     26th      "
                                                                                                Judge Advocate.
 
No other officers than those named can be assembled without manifest injury to the service.
 
                                                                        By command Brig. Gen. Emory.
                                                            /signed/           Duncan S. Walker.
                                                                                                            A.A.Genl.
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(6751)DOT0057.00173Other1863-08-10

Tags: Courts Martial, Prisoners of War

People - Records: 3

  • (2288) [associated with] ~ Stancel, Jesse
  • (2289) [writer] ~ Walker, Duncan Stephen
  • (5211) [writer] ~ Emory, William Hemsley

Places - Records: 1

  • (72) [origination] ~ New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

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William H. Emory General Order, 10 August 1863, DOT0057.001, Nau Collection