In war-time on the field or in the fleet, a mortal punishment decreed by a drum-head court - on the field sometimes decreed by but a nod from the General - follows without delay on the heel of conviction without appeal. (Herman Melville)

In war-time on the field or in the fleet, a mortal punishment decreed by a drum-head court - on the field sometimes decreed by but a nod from the General - follows without delay on the heel of conviction without appeal.

Herman Melville

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