Proceedings of a General Court-Martial
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Excerpt from Proceedings of a General Court-Martial: Held at Brunswick, in the State of New-Jersey, by Order of His Excellency Gen. Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the United Sates of America, for the Trial of Major-General Lee; July 4th, 1778 The General Court Martial ordered to set this day for the trial of Major-General Lee, will set to-morrow at eight o´clock, at the house of Mr. Voorhees, in the town of New-Brunswick. Members the same as yesterday, except Colonel Shephard vice Colonel Johnson. Head-Quarters, July 3, 1778. The General Court Martial, whereof Major-General Lord Stirling is President, will assemble to-morrow morning, at the time and place mentioned in yesterday´s orders. Members the same as heretofore mentioned, except Colonel Irvine vice Colonel Grayson. July 4th. The President, Members, and Judge Advocate being sworn: The Judge Advocate prosecuting in the name of the United States of America, the Court proceed to the trial of Major-General Lee, who appears before the Court, and the following charges are exhibited against him: First: For disobedience of orders, in not attacking the enemy on the 28th of June, agreeable to repeated instructions. Secondly: For misbehavior before the enemy on the same day, by making an unnecessary, disorderly, and shameful retreat. Thirdly: For disrespect to the Commander-in-Chief, in two letters dated the 1st July and the 28th of June. Major-General Lee pleads Not Guilty. Brigadier-General Scott being sworn: Q. Bid you hear General Washington give General Lee any orders the 27th of June? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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