Assistant Apothecary Christopher Backus was appointed 12 August 1814.
Reference to his court martial was found in Letters Received By The Office Of The Adjutant General, 1805-1821:
Dateline: Nashville, September 21, 1818
...proceedings of the General Court Martial for the trial of Doctor C. Backus and others held at New Orleans...
Another letter stated that Dr. Christopher Backus...is honest and faithful, but not equal to the duties....
His arrest by George Croghan, September 23, 1816, was listed in The Papers of Andrew Jackson.
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