desertion

Poor Bill Taylor

by Kevin Levin on February 1, 2013 · 9 comments · Follow me on

in Soldiers

A few days ago I offered a few speculative words about the names of deserters that litter the letters of Captain John Christopher Winsmith of the 5th South Carolina Infantry.  One of the recurring names in the letters is that of Bill Taylor.  He lived in the Spartanburg area and so it seems reasonable to [...]

Executing Deserters in Civil War Times Magazine

by Kevin Levin on January 21, 2010 · 12 comments · Follow me on

in Civil War Historians

On this cold and dreary January day I was pleasantly surprised to find complimentary copies of the latest issue of Civil War Times waiting for me when I arrived home.  This latest issue includes my article on Confederate executions.  The goal of the essay is to explore how Confederate soldiers, along with civilians, responded to [...]