Regarding the punishment for desertion
Document 1799States that it is expedient to empower the Commanding General of an army to decide and execute upon all sentences of the court martial, including any recommendations of clemency, for the crime of desertion. Discusses penalties for desertion and insists that no pardon ought to be extended to deserters or traitors to the enemy.
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Description
States that it is expedient to empower the Commanding General of an army to decide and execute upon all sentences of the court martial, including any recommendations of clemency, for the crime of desertion. Discusses penalties for desertion and insists that no pardon ought to be extended to deserters or traitors to the enemy.
Date
1799
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Document number
1799999900002
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1
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This document was written in John Caldwell's hand.
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
James McHenry
officer
military
commander
army
general
courts martial
deserters
enemies
traitors
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Service
provisions
sentences
motives
clemency
authority
crime
desertion
interrogation
peace
punishment
labor
pardon