tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731153056768535220.post3753667573428535625..comments2023-06-29T10:19:57.808-04:00Comments on Night before Noon: Black Sheep Sunday: Execution of a Deserter in 1814Julia, IBSSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10860121049753322677noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731153056768535220.post-61111056994321486892009-07-07T01:40:57.297-04:002009-07-07T01:40:57.297-04:00Wrong book attribution corrected. Dang!Wrong book attribution corrected. Dang!Julia, IBSSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860121049753322677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731153056768535220.post-90723800845335507242009-07-07T01:02:02.683-04:002009-07-07T01:02:02.683-04:00If this was indeed a real account, no wonder the a...If this was indeed a real account, no wonder the author wanted to remain anonymous. His feeling in the matter are no secret.Julia, IBSSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860121049753322677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731153056768535220.post-31710633788711246052009-07-06T14:36:06.813-04:002009-07-06T14:36:06.813-04:00What a sad tale. That poor boy who just wanted to...What a sad tale. That poor boy who just wanted to go see his family and be sure they were all right. Today we can know instantly what is going on, through the Web and e-mail and cell phones. In those days, it took days or weeks for information to flow from one point to another. We have no notion of what it was like. True, desertion is an extremely serious matter, but I think this was more a case of UA (Unauthorized Absence, used to be called AWOL) than of desertion, and that the authority who condemned this lad had no compassion. I speak as a former member of the U.S. military (Coast Guard).Karen Packard Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.com