1864, Navy Department General Order No. 37

Navy General Order Regarding “General Court Martial”. May 17, 1864, Navy Department General Order No. 37, Choice Mint. . Signed in print by Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, 7.5” x 5” printed “general orders”. “Act relating to appointments in the Naval Service and Courts Martial ...And be it further enacted, That Naval Courts Martial shall have the power to sentence officers who shall absent themselves...” .