I could freely give my life to save his. Virginia C.
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07-04-2023, 10:34 AM
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RE: I could freely give my life to save his. Virginia C.
(07-04-2023 04:34 AM)Steve Wrote: I've decided to look up the fates of all the soldiers on the memorandum found by David to see how many of them Lincoln spared from execution. I've only just started and won't finish until after the holiday. 13 January 1864, sentenced to be shot to death for desertion, to be carried out on Jan 29th - 26 January 1864, President Lincoln issues a temporary stay to review the case 28 January 1864, Special Order issued with Lincoln granting Gill a full pardon and returning him to his unit So, by Virginia Clifton's action to save her father's life, she also saved another deserving man's life and probably never knew it. And, it probably brought much relief to President Lincoln. Thanks for doing this, Steve!!! I was wondering what might be the consequences of President Lincoln's actions in this regard. "So very difficult a matter is it to trace and find out the truth of anything by history." -- Plutarch |
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