Pennsylvania Civil War Soldier Deaths
PA Civil War Executions
| Clark, Charles
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1st PA Light Artillery
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March 2, 1863
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Hanging
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Murder
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| Dormady, William
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1st PA Light Artillery
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March 2, 1863
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Hanging
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Murder
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| Barnett, John T.
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11th PA Cavalry
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Sept 18, 1863
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Firing Squad
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Desertion, Highway Robbery
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| Grover, William
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46th PA Infantry
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June 19, 1863
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Lanahan, John
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46th PA Infantry
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Dec 23, 1861
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Hanging
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Desertion
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| McKee, William
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46th PA Infantry
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Jan 6, 1864
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Murphy, James
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55th PA Infantry
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Jan 6, 1864
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Roberts, Jeremiah
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55th PA Infantry
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March 27, 1865
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Foster, John
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58th PA Infantry
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Jan 3,1865
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Kelley, James
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67th PA Infantry
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March 9, 1865
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Smitz, William
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90th PA Infantry
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Oct 2, 1865
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Thompson, James
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97th PA Infantry
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Feb 7, 1864
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Wilson, James
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97th PA Infantry
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Feb 7, 1864
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Goodrich, Peter
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97th PA Infantry
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Feb 27, 1864
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Haley, James
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116th PA Infantry
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Oct 16, 1863
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Howe, William H.
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116th PA Infantry
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Aug 25, 1864
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Hanging
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Desertion, Murder
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| Folancy, John *
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118th PA Infantry
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Aug 29, 1863
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Walter, Charles *
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118th PA Infantry
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Aug 20, 1863
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Kuhne, George *
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118th PA Infantry
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Aug 29, 1863
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Lai, Emil *
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118th PA Infantry
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Aug 29, 1863
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Rionese, Gion *
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118th PA Infantry
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Aug 29, 1863
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Wert, Michael
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184th PA Infantry
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Jan 6, 1865
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Firing Squad
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Desertion
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| Oliver, Hiram
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Unknown PA Infantry
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Sept 6, 1865
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Hanging
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Murder
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* During the Civil War, over 267 men were convicted of crimes such as desertion and murder. Because desertion undermined the discipline of soldiers and military authority, army commanders decided to set an example to potential deserters and choose soldiers of foreign birth to do so. These men could not defend themselves and there was little sympathy for them. For this reason, five immigrants, men who could barely speak English, were court-martialed, convicted, and executed for desertion in August 1863. These men were George Kuhne, 22, of Hanover; John Folaney, 26, of Italy; Charles Walter, 28, of Prussia; Gion Rionese, 20, of Italy; and Emil Lai, 30, of Prussia. Read more about their story.
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