UNGENTLEMANLY ACTS. the Army's Notorious Incest Trial

Hardback. In April 1879, on a remote military base in west Texas, Captain Andrew Geddes, a decorated Army officer of dubious moral reputation, faced a court-martial. The trial unearthed shocking tales of seduction, incest, and abduction. The highest figures in the US Army got involved, and General William Tecumseh Sherman made it his personal mission to see that Geddes was punished for his alleged crime. But just what had he done? Geddes had spoken out about an "unspeakable" act - he had accused a fellow officer, Louis Orleman, of incest with his teenage daughter Lillie. The Army quickly charged not Orleman but Geddes with "conduct unbecoming a gentleman," for his accusation had come about because Orleman was preparing to charge Geddes with attempting to seduce and abduct the same young lady. Which man was the villain and which the saviour?Illus., Appendices, Notes, Bibliopg. and Index. 287pp. 8vo. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in f. dw