General Orders, 11 March 1778
General Orders
Head-Quarters V. Forge Wednesday March 11th 78.
Parole: Lewis—Countersigns: Litchfield Landaff—
At a General Court-Martial whereof Lt Coll Hubley was President held at Lancaster Feby 24th 78.—Lieutt McMichaël of the Pennsylvania State Regiment tried for ungentlemanlike behaviour, found guilty of a breach of 21st Article Section 14th of the Articles of War and sentenced to be discharged the service:1 Also Lieutt Dickason of 5th Virginia Regiment at the same Court tried for infamous and scandalous behaviour unbecoming the Character of a Gentleman found guilty of a breach of Article 21st Section 14th of the Articles of War and sentenced to be discharged the service, and also that this sentence be published in the public News-Papers on this Continent.2
His Excellency the Commander in Chief approves the aforegoing sentences and orders them to take place immediately.
Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
1. For additional discussion of William McMichael’s case, see Thomas Cartwright to GW, 14 Feb., and GW to Cartwright, 21 February. For the cited article of war, see , 5:804.
2. This portion of the general orders was corrected in the general orders for 12 March.