Deserter Execution Amid Civil War Tension
A Georgia private, aged about eighteen, attempted to desert to Union lines. Following a court martial he faced execution, blindfolded beside an open grave, and died when a musket volley failed to fire. The observer recalls his final moments, the soldier’s calm, and the eerie aftermath.
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