Paula, In all of my research, I've never found records on men who were members of firing squads. As Bruce mentioned, and from all I have seen, men were picked at random to do this job....and most usually weren't very happy to have to do it. Edward
Hello Edward: This is an interesting topic, even if usually unmentioned, and brings to mind the hangings of the men at Kinston, NC...do I have the location correct? I'm thinking of the 20 or so who were union soldiers, North Carolina sons, who when captured by the Confederacy, were hung as traitors. I understand that Major General Pickett (?) was tried for war crimes for this, but what about the men who were the hangmen? Were their names ever revealed? What happened to them and is there any information anywhere about how they felt about that role? Thanks, Saralie ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Harding To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 8:58 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Firing Squads Paula, In all of my research, I've never found records on men who were members of firing squads. As Bruce mentioned, and from all I have seen, men were picked at random to do this job....and most usually weren't very happy to have to do it. Edward ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com and in the text area of the message, type only the word unsubscribe
Hi Saralie, For once I feel most embarrassed as this is one subject I have never really looked into, because Kinston is not very far from me at all. I guess the times I've spent in Kinston have been to see the construction of the Ram Neuse II, and to also see the remains of the hull of the original Ram Neuse on display there. You may be interested in this website about the construction of the new ship. http://www.cssneuseii.com/ I must say, you've peeked my curiosity on the subject of Pickett and what happened, and I'm certainly going to have to look into it. When I found out any good details, I'll be sure to share them with you and the list. Edward