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last rebel hanging

As a matter of fact, Andersonville commandant Henry Wirz was the only Confederate officer/official executed in the aftermath of the American Civil War. He was hung 150 years ago today outside Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. From The New-York … Continue reading

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Belle & the Boys Released

The Dix–Hill Cartel of July 22, 1862 regulated the exchange of Union and Confederate prisoners. Aiken’s Landing on the James River became a major exchange location. The following letter seems to describe the the Dix-Hill cartel at work. Confederate spy … Continue reading

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Death of a Southern Patriot from Delaware

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 4, 1862: Death of Lieut. Dunnott. Our readers will remember that we published, two or three weeks ago, an account of the extraordinary escape, from the Washington prison, of Lieut. H. H. Dunnott, a … Continue reading

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