George Washington Papers

General Orders, 23 February 1776

General Orders

Head Quarters, Cambridge, Feby 23rd 1776

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Lieut. Thos Cummings tried at a Genl Court Martial for “behaving in a scandalous and infamous manner, unbecoming the Character of an Officer and Gentleman”—is sentenced to be cashiered—The General approves the sentence and orders it to take place immediately.1

The General also confirms the sentence upon James McCormick of Capt. Farrington’s Company, in Col. sergeants Regiment, and commands the execution of it, at the discretion of his Colonel.2

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. Thomas Cummings was a second lieutenant in Col. William Prescott’s Massachusetts regiment during 1775 and became a first lieutenant in Prescott’s 7th Continental Regiment on 1 Jan. 1776.

2. For McCormick’s sentence, see General Orders, 11 Feb. 1776.

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    General Orders, 23 February 1776
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    “General Orders, 23 February 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-03-02-0260. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 3, 1 January 1776 – 31 March 1776, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1988, p. 356.]