Fort Selden Courts-Martial Charges Issued March -September 1869
Fort Selden, New Mexico Territory 1869
Submitted by C. W. Barnum, October 31, 2011©
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Courts-martial in the United States are criminal trials conducted by the U.S. military. Most commonly, courts-martial are convened to try members of the U.S. military for violations of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice (or UCMJ), which is the U.S. military's criminal code. However, they can also be convened for other purposes, including military tribunals and the enforcement
of martial law in an occupied territory. Courts-martial are governed by the rules of procedure and evidence laid out in the Manual for Courts-Martial, which contains the
Rules for Courts-Martial, Military Rules of Evidence, and other guidance. (Wikipedia )

Here is the listing for the Ft. Selden Court Martials in chronological order. Some of these Soldiers have multiple charges on different days.
Some are in different companies other than Co. K. That is curious. One name is possibly reversed:  Prince William instead of William Prince.
One name is Alexander Alexander. That may have been a typo. Others do not show a Company, just 3rd US Infantry or Cavalry.
Notice: This exhibit was extracted from the New Mexico Journal; New Mexico Genealogy Society(NMGS); 50 (1) March 2011; Page 12. NMGS retains copyright, all rights.
The Article was compiled by John P. Deeben. The following is exhibit only presents the names mentioned in the article.
To see the history and other information please refer to the New Mexico Journal.