P2239.xml U.S ARMY INFANTRY REGIMENT, 28TH : An Inventory of Its Summary Court Records Finding aid prepared by Rich Arpi. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by Stephanie Grabowski,April 28, 1999. Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Minnesota Historical Society U.S. Army. Infantry Regiment, 28th. Summary court records. 1906. Completed form reports recording charges, judgments, and sentences for minor infractions filed against enlisted men in Summary Court. 0.4 cu. ft. (1 box). See Detailed Description section for shelf location. SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION

The Summary Court Records of the 28th Regiment (1906) consists of nine folders of handwritten or typed reports regarding charges filed against enlisted men in Summary Court. While most of the men charged were from the 28th Infantry Regiment, some were from the 2nd and 6th Cavalry, Hospital Corps, and the Field Artillery, 30th and 10th batteries. These units were stationed at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; Camp Monroe, Indiana; and Fort Benjamin Harrison, Lawrence, Indiana during 1906.

Information on the forms includes case number, name, rank, company, list of witnesses, and article of war violated. A statement and signature of the officer pressing charges follows, as does the finding of guilt or innocence, and the sentence (usually several days hard labor, loss of pay, or both). Also listed are numbers of previous convictions within one year and the date of approval and signature of the commanding officer.

Most of the violations concerned enlisted men's violations of military discipline including, but not limited to, failure to report for roll call or other duty, absence without leave (i.e., visiting Mendota), sickness violations, drunkenness, fist fighting, and smoking.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Courts martial and courts of inquiry -- Minnesota -- Fort Snelling. Courts martial and courts of inquiry -- Indiana. Soldiers -- Minnesota -- Fort Snelling -- Conduct of life. Soldiers --Indiana -- Conduct of life. Places: Camp Monroe (Ind.) -- Trials, litigation, etc. Fort Benjamin Harrison (Ind.) -- Trials, litigation, etc. Fort Snelling (Minn.) -- Trials, litigation, etc. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. U.S. Army. Infantry Regiment, 28th. Summary Court records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 13,261

Processing Information:

Processed by: Rich Arpi, July 1997

Catalog ID number: 09-00042853

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION P22391Fort Snelling, Orders 1-2, 6-50, January-February 1906. Fort Snelling, Orders 51-250, February-April 1906. Fort Snelling, Orders 251-450, April-July 1906. Fort Snelling, Orders 451-565, July-September 1906. Camp Monroe, Orders 1-4, July-August 1906. Fort Benjamin Harrison, Orders 2-116, August-September 1906. Fort Snelling, Orders, 1-28, October 1906. Fort Snelling, Orders 1-59, November 1906. Fort Snelling, Orders 1-64, December 1906.