An account of a violent incident in Brownsville, Texas, in which soldiers stationed nearby were accused of taking part. This book provides a detailed look at the incident and the subsequent trial, shedding light on issues of race and justice in early 20th-century America. A must-read for anyone interested in American history and civil rights. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

"Resolved, that the report of the proceedings of the court of inquiry appointed to hear and report upon all charges and testimony relating to the shooting affray which took place at Brownsville, Texas, on the night of August thirteenth-fourteenth, nineteen hundred and six, and to determine which soldiers and noncommissioned officers, if any, of Companies B, C, and D, Twenty-fifth United States Infantry, who were discharged without honor from the military service as members of said regiment under the provisions of Special Orders, Numbered Two hundred and sixty-six, November ninth, nineteen hundred and six, War Department, were qualified for reenlistment in the Army of the United States and said report having been transmitted to the Senate in compliance with resolution of April fourteenth, nineteen hundred and ten, be printed as a document, together with such maps and illustrations as may be essential"--Page ii.