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Henry Wirz: The Only Confederate Officer to Be Executed for War Crimes After the American Civil War
What does it take to be labeled a war criminal? For Henry Wirz, commanding one of the worst POW camps in history was enough.
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The Escape of Marshal Kane and Confederate Officers The Chesapeake Case.
HALIFAX, N.S., Thursday, Feb. 4. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s ...
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OHIO CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.; Gift of ex-Federal Officer to be Unveiled at Columbus.
SPRINGFIELD, O., June 11. -- A magnificent monument, consisting of a handsome stone arch surmounted by a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier, will be unveiled on Saturday at Camp Chase Cemetery ...
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Letter: U.S. military should not be saluting Confederate generals
These Confederate generals were former U.S. Army officers who had sworn that same oath. They reneged on that oath and instead became leaders in an insurrection that cost the lives of hundreds of ...