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Tag Archives: firing squad
The Sleeping Sentry’s Final Rest
“By the hand of God helping me, I shall some day outride the storms of affliction and land my soul on the other side of Jordan and head our weary souls home to rest where there shall be no death. … Continue reading
Executions in the Confederate Army
Emerging Civil War welcomes back Michael Aubrecht As the war dragged on into its third and fourth years, soldiers on both sides of the conflict began to flee the army in record numbers. Some were traumatized by the horrors they … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier
Tagged 13th South Carolina, capital punishment, Desertion, execution, firing squad, spencer glasgow welch
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“I Would Rather Be Shot Myself” – Reactions to an Execution, December 1861
Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome guest author Jake Wynn Assembled in a field near the Fairfax Seminary just beyond Alexandria, Virginia, an entire division of 10,000 soldiers stood in a hollow square with one side missing. At the … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Medical
Tagged Army of the Potomac, capital punishment, executions, firing squad, reactions, William H. Johnson
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