William Winthrop
William Winthrop | |
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| Born | August 3, 1831 7th New York Militia 1st United States Sharpshooters |
| Commands | Judge Advocate General of the Army |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Woolsey Winthrop (1831–1899) was acting
United States Supreme Court has described him as "the Blackstone of military law."[2]
Footnotes
- ^ "William Winthrop", Military Law Review, 1965, retrieved April 26, 2023
- ^ Ortiz v. United States (PDF), 2018
Sources
- William F. Fratcher (1944). "Colonel William Winthrop: A Biographical Sketch". Judge Advocate Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- George S. Prugh Jr. (1956). "Colonel William Winthrop: The Tradition of the Military Lawyer". American Bar Association Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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