Court Martial Proceedings Against Capt. John E. Stewart

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Title: Court Martial Proceedings Against Capt. John E. Stewart
Alternate Title: Proceedings of a General Court Martial in the case of Captain John E. Stewart, Co. C 9th K.V.
Creator: Headquarters, District of the Border
Thomas E. Ewing
J.M. Hadley
R.J. Lewis
John T. Burris
Description: This document details the court martial proceedings at Kansas City, Missouri against Capt. John E. Stewart, Co. C, 9th Kansas Volunteers on November 18, 1863. Stewart is accused of “conduct unbecoming an officer and a Gentleman” by misrepresenting himself as a Missouri citizen to Kansas City election officials on November 5, 1863. Stewart pleaded not guilty and was acquitted. On the last page of the document, General Ewing writes a response in which he asks the court to reconsider the verdict.
Date: November 18, 1863
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: Headquarters, District of the Border
Thomas E. Ewing
J.M. Hadley
R.J. Lewis
John T. Burris
Thomas E Ewing
Geographic Subject: Jackson County, Missouri
Douglas County, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri
Owning Organization: Missouri Valley Special Collections
Location: Akard Collection, Series II-a: Folder 1
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