JOSEPH WEBBER 8-26-1814
A Pyt. in Capt. Wartell ss) Company, of the Us 27th intan-
try. Executed by firing squad at Governor's Island NY
for desertion and bounty jumping. He had deserted from
Governor's Island on 7/29/14 by swimming ashore (!) and
then made his way to Poughkeepsie where he fraudulently
reenlisted with a Lieut. Turner for the sake of a $5
bounty. He was condemned by a Court Martial on 8/16/14.
Per Court;Martial Case Files, Record Group 153, Box 35,
File No. S-39 at the National Archives, Washington DC
JOSEPH WEBBER 8-26-1814
A Pvt. in Capt. Wartell's Company of the US 27th Infan-
try. Executed by firing squad at Governor's Island NY
for desertion and bounty jumping. He had deserted from
Governor's Island on 7/29/14 by swimming ashore (!) and
then made his way to Poughkeepsie where he fraudulently
reenlisted with a Lieut. Turner for the sake of a $5
bounty. He was condemned by a Court Martial on 8/16/14.
Per Court Martial Case Files, Record Group 153, Box 35,
File No. S-39 at the National Archives, Washington DC
JOSEPH WEBBER 8-26-1814
A Pvt. in Capt. Wartell's Company of the US 27th Infan~
try. Executed by firing squad at Governor's Island NY
for desertion and bounty jumping. He had deserted from
Governor's Island on 7/29/14 by swimming ashore (!) and
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reenlisted with a Lieut. Turner for the sake of a
bounty. He was condemned by a Court Martial on ene/is.
Per Court Martial Case Files, Record Group 153, Box 35,
File No. S-39 at the National Archives, Washington DC
