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Rape is not speeding. It takes a criminal mind to rape.

According to Thomas Lowry and his wife Beverly, there were four types of courts-martial in the Union army: general, regimental, garrison, and drumhead. The records researched contain only general courts-martial, formal records for the other 3 types are not within the papers, or are missing in their entireity.

Lowry notes that many of the crimes covered by the "conduct prejudicial" charge include assault and rape. Rapes could be among the possible Section 134 offenses, viz:

Assault-indecent (the accused assaulted a certain person with the intent to gratify the lust or sexual desires of the accused)
Assault with intent to commit rape (the accused must have intended to overcome any resistance by force, and to complete the rape)
Assault with intent to commit sodomy (an assault against a human being and must be committed with a specific intent to commit sodomy)
Indecent acts or liberties with a child (the accused committed a certain act upon or with the body of a certain person under 16 years of age and not the spouse of the accused, the act of the accused was indecent, the accused committed the act with intent to arouse, appeal to, or gratify the lust, passions, or sexual desires of the accused)
Indecent acts with another (the accused committed a certain wrongful act with a certain person, the act was indecent [grossly vulgar, obscene, and repugnant to common propriety])

The courts-martial (guilty verdicts) for "conduct prejudicial" number 11,834, of which a significant portion would include the above offenses. And finally, Lowry notes that the usual definition of rape did not normally apply to slaves.

According to Thomas Lowry and his wife Beverly, there were four types of courts-martial in the Union army: general, regimental, garrison, and drumhead. The records researched contain only general courts-martial, formal records for the other 3 types are not within the papers, or are missing in their entireity. Lowry notes that many of the crimes covered by the "conduct prejudicial" charge include assault and rape. Rapes could be among the possible Section 134 offenses, viz: Assault-indecent (the accused assaulted a certain person with the intent to gratify the lust or sexual desires of the accused) Assault with intent to commit rape (the accused must have intended to overcome any resistance by force, and to complete the rape) Assault with intent to commit sodomy (an assault against a human being and must be committed with a specific intent to commit sodomy) Indecent acts or liberties with a child (the accused committed a certain act upon or with the body of a certain person under 16 years of age and not the spouse of the accused, the act of the accused was indecent, the accused committed the act with intent to arouse, appeal to, or gratify the lust, passions, or sexual desires of the accused) Indecent acts with another (the accused committed a certain wrongful act with a certain person, the act was indecent [grossly vulgar, obscene, and repugnant to common propriety]) The courts-martial (guilty verdicts) for "conduct prejudicial" number 11,834, of which a significant portion would include the above offenses. And finally, Lowry notes that the usual definition of rape did not normally apply to slaves.

You still don't have numbers. You have the total number of courts'-martial, but no way to know how they were distributed and since 350 were court-martialed for rape, then it appears that the union called rape "rape" in their courts-martial.

Should've mentioned, Lucy Shelton Stewart is on her way to my house... Should be here in a couple of days (if the U will lend their copy to the 'brary here in town).