Band at the execution

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[quote='BettyO' pid='34656' dateline='1403602578']
I have to agree; especially considering vicarious liability. Seems to me that in college, we talked about this in a law class I took, and the professor also stated that this crime was also basically considered treason. The sentence for treason in the US always has been death. So, these four conspirators were considered traitors (and you see them variously described thus in some newspaper accounts) and therefore received the death sentence. I also have always believed that Stanton and the Commission wanted some scapegoats to serve as examples - and these four were tagged as "it!"
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Correct me if I'm wrong but seems like everything I read states Gen. Hartranft "commanded the Old Capitol Prison," and "was appointed special provost," etc. I believe that is not entirely accurate. From what I could find, Lt. Col. Newton Colby, 19th Veteran Reserve Corps had actual command of the prison, before during an after. His rank would be appropriate for commanding a Federal installation. There would be a hospital there also, and the VRC were responsible for guarding Federal installations, prisons, draft rendezvous and hospitals etc., and almost all "US General Hospitals" had brass bands made from VRC members assigned to guard duty, and inmates who were well enough to play a horn. I have documented many cases where camp commandants, hospital administrators kept sick/wounded soldiers on, past the point they could be returned to their unit, just because they played in the "hospital band," or "post band." In DC, I have documentation of the US General Hospitals known to have bands: Finley, Lincoln, Harewood, Carver, Emory, Armory Square, Mount Pleasant, Campbell to name some. Plus the hospital at the "Draft Rendezvous, Alexandria," all manned with Veteran Reserve Corps musicians,plus Military Governor of Alexandria Post Band. I have not found a band in the 18th or 19th VRC yet, but I'm looking. Any thoughts?