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July 12, 2024
July 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news:
By Christopher Hurd, Army News Service
It was a bright and sunny summer day in Atlanta, Georgia as seven Union Soldiers stood on a raised platform with nooses around their necks, preparing to give their lives for the America they believed in.
Addressing the hostile crowd gathered to see their execution, Pvt. George D. Wilson said he felt no hostility toward them or regret dying for . . .
By Christopher Hurd, Army News Service
It was a bright and sunny summer day in Atlanta, Georgia as seven Union Soldiers stood on a raised platform with nooses around their necks, preparing to give their lives for the America they believed in.
Addressing the hostile crowd gathered to see their execution, Pvt. George D. Wilson said he felt no hostility toward them or regret dying for . . .