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In 1867, George Armstrong Custer faced court martial on eleven charges, including absence without leave from his command, and conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline. Found guilty of five of the charges, he was suspended from rank and command for one year without pay. Records here include proceedings of Custer's trial, correspondence relating to official trial documents, and research requests from after the trial.

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Publication Number:: T1103
Publication Title:: General Court Martial of Gen. George A. Custer, 1867
Publisher:: NARA
Year:: 1867
State:: Kansas
Location:: Fort Leavenworth
Short Description:: NARA T1103. This 352-page publication contains documents relating to the 1867 court martial of George Armstrong Custer at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Section:: Court Documents
Subject:: Proceedings
Original data from:: The National Archives