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1800-1801 court-martial at Ft. Wilkinson, George

flick Feb 22, 2018 3:06 PM

I am seeking information on a court-martial that may have taken place at Fort Winchester, Georgia, in 1800 or 1801. The defendant was Captain William Devin (sometimes spelled Diven or Divin); the plaintiff was a lieutenant named Heiskell. The orderly book for this period exists but appears to be in private hands. I have searched Fold3 without success. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Re: 1800-1801 court-martial at Ft. Wilkinson, George

Rebecca Collier Feb 23, 2018 10:58 AM (in response to flick)

Dear Mr. Flick,

Thank you for posting your request to the History Hub!

We suggest that you contact the Archives I Reference Section (RDTR1), National Archives Main Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001. They have custody of pre-WWI Army courts-martial case files and records of various forts. The email address is archives1reference@nara.gov.

You also may wish to contact the Georgia Archives and/or the Georgia Historical Society for records that they may have.

We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

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  flick Mar 1, 2018 7:50 PM (in response to Rebecca Collier)
  
  Thanks for the advice! I see that for some inexplicable reason I wrote "George" instead of "Georgia" above--that's where Ft. Wilkinson was located. I've emailed the National Archives and hoping to hear back.
  
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