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Court Martial Starred by Grant Scandal Tale
A fragment from The Weekly Echo recounts a court martial tale involving General Ulysses S. Grant and Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. It describes a dramatic incident with a horse in a hat shop, yielding a resignation that was allowed, and notes Davis’s approval in a historic millitary context. The Louisiana notice follows, listing the Parishes and a final accounting filing with the clerk of Calcasieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onanez
Bates
Amaneed
Ieee Wakibaa
Montgenti Olloer
Mill Law
al 8. Grant
Jefferson Davis
State of
Louisiana
8Th District Court
Paulin C. Leblen
Calcasieu
V. Moss