General Orders Regarding Punishment of Deserters
Document 1800General Orders pertaining to the punishment of deserters with particular concern regarding preventing deserters from reenlisting with another corps. Hamilton recommends hard labor for the remainder of their term of enlistment.
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Type
Document
Description
General Orders pertaining to the punishment of deserters with particular concern regarding preventing deserters from reenlisting with another corps. Hamilton recommends hard labor for the remainder of their term of enlistment.
Date
01/04/1800
Author
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1800010437000
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
deserters
Parker Hosmer
artillerists
engineers
Amos Stoddert
commander
offender
ensign
cornet
deputy Paymaster
Benjamin Williamson
recruits
Notable locations
New York
War Department
Fort Independence
Congress
harbor
Boston
Fort Mifflin
Delaware
Pinckney
Wilkinson
Notable items
bounty
pay
whipping
lashing
discharge
sentence
court martial
orders