Subject: Desertions

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General Order #91: Court Martial of Private Alfred Levy, Morris Island, South Carolina, December 13, 1863 General Order #91: Court Martial of Private Alfred Levy, Morris Island, South Carolina, December 13, 1863

General Order #91 from U.S. Headquarters on Morris Island, South Carolina, dated December 13, 1863, details the court martial of Private Alfred Levy of the Independent Battalion of New York Volunteers. The order was issued by General Alfred Terry. Levy was charged with desertion but acquitted. The document includes details of the charges, the court proceedings, and the verdict.

Isaac A. Meyer's Claim Against the U.S. Government for Losses During the Civil War Isaac A. Meyer's Claim Against the U.S. Government for Losses During the Civil War

This one-page congressional record document from April 5, 1882, details a claim filed by Isaac A. Meyer for clothing and furniture allegedly confiscated by U.S. forces in Memphis, Tennessee, in March 1863. Meyer was accused of aiding deserters; however, due to the time elapsed, Congress determined there was insufficient evidence to grant the claim.

Letter from Turner Ashby to P.G.T. Beauregard Regarding a Deserter, Winchester, Virginia, circa 1861-1862 Letter from Turner Ashby to P.G.T. Beauregard Regarding a Deserter, Winchester, Virginia, circa 1861-1862

One-page letter written by Lt. Colonel Turner Ashby to General P.G.T. Beauregard, dated circa fall 1861-spring 1862, from Winchester, Virginia. Ashby reports on a deserter from the U.S. Cavalry and seeks Beauregard's instructions. A note by Judah P. Benjamin, then Acting Secretary of War, orders the return of the deserter's horse, saber, and pistol.