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Title: Sodomy, Masturbation, and Courts-Martial in the Antebellum American Navy.
Authors: BURG, B. R.1
Source: Journal of the History of Sexuality. Jan2014, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p53-78. 26p.
Subject Terms: *History, Sodomy, Masturbation, Naval law, Courts-martial & courts of inquiry, Naval history, Colonial United States, ca. 1600-1775
Geographic Terms: United States
Company/Entity: United States. Navy -- Regulations , Great Britain. Royal Navy
People: Adams, John, 1735-1826
Abstract: The article focuses on the rules regarding sodomy and masturbation in the American Navy during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The author explains that the "Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies of North-America" was drafted by John Adams and modeled after that of the British Royal Navy, explores why Adams might have omitted the mandatory death sentence for those committing sodomy, and examines cases of those who faced courts-martial for sodomy during this time.
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