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To: MrB
Yeah, I believe Washington had a few shot for buggery.

A quick google located only this passage:

“Head Quarters, V. Forge, Saturday, March 14, 1778: At a General Court Martial whereof Colo. Tupper was President (10th March 1778) Lieutt. Enslin of Colo. Malcom’s Regiment tried for attempting to commit sodomy, with John Monhort a soldier; Secondly, For Perjury in swearing to false Accounts, found guilty of the charges exhibited against him, being breaches of 5th. Article 18th. Section of the Articles of War and do sentence him to be dismiss’d the service with Infamy. His Excellency the Commander in Chief approves the sentence and with Abhorrence and Detestation of such Infamous Crimes orders Lieutt. Enslin to be drummed out of Camp tomorrow morning by all the Drummers and Fifers in the Army never to return; The Drummers and Fifers to attend on the Grand Parade at Guard mounting for that Purpose” [emphasis in the original].

39 posted on 07/30/2013 2:10:07 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Zhang Fei

I didn’t know “drummed out” meant drummed out! Wow. “Good day, wifey, I’m off to play the drums for a soldier who committed buggery in our militia!” What rhythm is best for the crime of buggery? Also, how utterly humiliating. Probably nearly to death humiliating.

(Of course today he’d get his own TV show)


121 posted on 07/31/2013 11:42:24 AM PDT by Yaelle
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