Sentences for Court-Martialled Navy Men

Sentences for Court-Martialled Navy Men. June 9, 1865, General Order No. 57, Choice Mint.. 8” x 5.5”. A 3-page general order, instructing what is to be done with persons tried in a Naval Court Martial Hearing. These orders include sentences for officers as well as seamen. Of particular interest are the severity of the sentences doled out for what we might today call minor crimes. .