The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Showing posts with label deserters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deserters. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
14th Connecticut's Post Gettysburg Civil War Service-- Part 1
Despite being down to just 100 men after Gettysburg, there was no rest for the 14th Connecticut Nutmeg regiment. It participated in all of the major battles of the Army of the Potomac during the course of the rest of the war.
From the Civil War in the East site.
These are some of the events:
1863
July 14: Falling Waters
August 6: First reinforcement of recruits, conscripts and substitutes.
August 25: Original regimental flag so damaged, it was replaced by the state.
September 18: two deserters from the recent reinforcement of substitutes shot for desertion in the presence of the division.
October 9-22: Bristoe Campaign.
1864
May 5-7: Battle of the Wilderness
May 8-21: Battle of Spottsylvania Court House
--Old Secesh
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Epriam Latham: Confederate Sergeant, Union Captain
Still working with the very interesting Confederate Burials in Arlington National Cemetery site, and, even though I am primarily looking at North Carolinians buried there, I have been coming across some other interesting ones which I am including.
Here was a man who served as an enlisted Confederate and a Union officer. Quite interesting.
EPRIAM LATHAM was born in 1838 in Jackson County, Alabama and died August 30, 1893, in Washington, D.C.. He was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Ball Latham.
Mustered into Co. C, Mead's Company, 26th Alabama 17 September 1861, as a sergeant.
Deserted with the rank of lieutenant in June 1863 and joined the Union Army as captain of Co. A, 1st Tennessee & Alabama Independent Vidette Cavalry 28 August 1863. Served as captain until discharged.
Definitely a story that needs more research.
Why Would He Want to Later Be Buried With Confederates? --Old Secesh
Here was a man who served as an enlisted Confederate and a Union officer. Quite interesting.
EPRIAM LATHAM was born in 1838 in Jackson County, Alabama and died August 30, 1893, in Washington, D.C.. He was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Ball Latham.
Mustered into Co. C, Mead's Company, 26th Alabama 17 September 1861, as a sergeant.
Deserted with the rank of lieutenant in June 1863 and joined the Union Army as captain of Co. A, 1st Tennessee & Alabama Independent Vidette Cavalry 28 August 1863. Served as captain until discharged.
Definitely a story that needs more research.
Why Would He Want to Later Be Buried With Confederates? --Old Secesh
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Hangings in Kinston, NC-- Part 1
From the July 2012 North Carolina Our State Magazine "A General's Fatal Anger" by Philip Gerard.
Fifty-three Union soldiers of the 2nd NC Union regiment had been captured in the failed Confederate attack on New Bern in February 1864 and it was discovered that two of its members had formerly been in Confederate units.
Confederate commander Major General George Pickett, angered about his loss, was further antagonized about this new discovery and held a court-matial that found the men guilty of desertion and sentenced to death by hanging in Kinston. No rope could be found so a coil from the CSS Neuse ironclad was used and the two met their death.
After that, Union Major General John J. Peck, in charge of the Department of North Carolina, found out about it and sent a letter to Pickett reminding him that Lincoln had ordered that for every Union soldier executed in a manner not keeping with the laws of war, that a Confederate captive would then be executed. Pickett responds that he then will hang ten Union soldiers for every Confederate thus executed.
More Confederate deserters are found amongst the captured 2nd NC infantry until a total of 18 were now under sentence of death. Five are hung in Kinston on February 12th.
More to Come. --Old Secesh
Fifty-three Union soldiers of the 2nd NC Union regiment had been captured in the failed Confederate attack on New Bern in February 1864 and it was discovered that two of its members had formerly been in Confederate units.
Confederate commander Major General George Pickett, angered about his loss, was further antagonized about this new discovery and held a court-matial that found the men guilty of desertion and sentenced to death by hanging in Kinston. No rope could be found so a coil from the CSS Neuse ironclad was used and the two met their death.
After that, Union Major General John J. Peck, in charge of the Department of North Carolina, found out about it and sent a letter to Pickett reminding him that Lincoln had ordered that for every Union soldier executed in a manner not keeping with the laws of war, that a Confederate captive would then be executed. Pickett responds that he then will hang ten Union soldiers for every Confederate thus executed.
More Confederate deserters are found amongst the captured 2nd NC infantry until a total of 18 were now under sentence of death. Five are hung in Kinston on February 12th.
More to Come. --Old Secesh
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