Proceedings of the naval court martial in the case of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie : a commander in the navy of the United States, &c., including the charges and specifications of charges, preferred against him by the Secretary of the Navy : to which is annexed, an elaborate review, by James Fennimore Cooper / James Fenimore Cooper.
Relates to the execution on the brig "Somers" of three midshipmen, Philip Spencer, Samuel Cromwell and Elisha Small, suspected of mutiny.
Original document: Book.
Summary
This volume contains the court proceedings of the naval court martial of Alexander Slidell MacKenzie, with an elaborate review by James Fenimore Cooper.