Court Martial of Samuel Ewing
Document 1800Contains the proceedings of the court martial of Samuel Ewing, who held the rank of matross [an artilleryman ranking below a gunner, roughly equivalent to a private] in the 1st Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers. Ewing was charged with desertion, threatening his garrison with loaded weapons, and firing on a lieutenant who apprehended him. Ewing pled guilty to the first charge only. Contains the testimony of two lieutenants confirming that Ewing had loaded his gun; sentences him to be shot, with 2/3 of the court concurring.
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Description
Contains the proceedings of the court martial of Samuel Ewing, who held the rank of matross [an artilleryman ranking below a gunner, roughly equivalent to a private] in the 1st Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers. Ewing was charged with desertion, threatening his garrison with loaded weapons, and firing on a lieutenant who apprehended him. Ewing pled guilty to the first charge only. Contains the testimony of two lieutenants confirming that Ewing had loaded his gun; sentences him to be shot, with 2/3 of the court concurring.
Date
06/09/1800
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800060990001
Page start
5
Note
Enclosed in Dexter to Adams, 06/30/1800.
Notable persons
Samuel Ewing
Lieutenant Colonel Hamtramck
Lieutenant Colonel Strong
Captain Porter
Captain Sedwick
Lieutenant Whipple
Captain Greaton
Captain Shoemaker
Lieutenant Shiras
Lieutenant Rand
Lieutenant Schuyler
Sergeant Hustler
John C. Wallace
Notable locations
Camp Allegany
Camp Allegheny
Detroit
Notable items
court martial
brigade general court martial
trial
deserting
garrison
hostile manner
loaded arms
act of apprehending
charging
musket
slug
tavern
glazed powder
paper
grass
sentence
shot to death