Utterly Worthless: One Thousand Delinquent Union Officers Unworthy of a Court-Martial

by Thomas P. Lowry

The Civil War still has surprises! This book reveals the events of Direct Dismissal, used for Union officers who were so awful that they did not deserve a court-martial. Many were described, officially, as "utterly worthless." Even chaplains got the boot, sixteen of them, not to mention eighty surgeons.The book begins with an essay on military justice, then presents over a thousand cases, followed by a comparison with Confederate military justice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1450545106
• ISBN13: 9781450545105
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"