Scotty A BirgeCol Amerine of the 57th AlaFri Mar 16 17:38:38 2001 Col Amerine of the 57th Ala was court martialed on 12/83 in Mobile for I believe being implicated in the planned mass desertion on Christmas Day - part of the peace movement. I am interested in any correspondance that might have taken place at that time or the transcript of Col Amerine's Court Martial Proceedings. I have read the War of Rebellion records and found them facinating. Very interesting slant on the war.My interest is that my ancestor, William R Birge (misspelled Burge) was a member of Co I. John P W AMARINE, Col Scotty A Birge, Fri Mar 16 18:04 1st Lt. & Adjt. Barton H. Thrasher.... Alan J. Pitts, Fri Mar 16 22:53 Amerine court martial Bruce Allardice, Tue Mar 20 11:47