Of course, all soldiers guilty of rape were not shooted or hanged, race, rank, status, place of crime, date and others factors involving both the victim or the perpetrator profoundly affected outcome. Here are some "lucky rapists" :

• Bass John, 16, pvt, 48th Illinois. Convicted of attempted rape on a Georgia woman during the mach to the sea.  It was clearly a judicial error but Bass had his head shaved and received a dishonorable discharge. "I must make an example of some one" said gl Howard about this case "and just as well a 48th man as anyone else".
  
• Callan Samuel, pvt 15th Ohio vol. , attempted rape on "Mary" a colored girl in her cabin on Mr fenner's plantation at Victoria (Texas). The court-martial found him not guilty and release him.
  
• Cole William H. pvt 109th NY vol. , At the end of 1863 he was accused for the rape of Mrs Alvisa Brown, 50, from Laurel, Prince George County (Md). Mrs Brown said the crime was committed last may, Cole received 10 years in the Albany state penitenciary (NY)
  
• Eagan John, pvt, 4th US regulars, attempted rape on Mrs Bridget Kilkenny at Fort Schuley (NY) with an other unknown man. Eagan received dishonorable discharge and 5 years of jail.
  
• Eliott William, pvt Co G 8th US infantry, attempted rape on Kate Brooks, a colored woman, on 7 november 1862 on Johnson's plantation at Rectortown (Va). Jail for life.
  
• Forrest John, pvt Co M, 3rd Mass. Heavy art. attempted rape on Mrs Francis Parker near Fort Saratoga (DC) around 4 february 1865. Dishonorable discharge and 6 years of hard labour.
  
• Jamison J W. Dr, asst surgeon, US navy, during the spring 1863 in NC, he made indecent proposal and attempted rape on Miss Margaret Harrell. He was seized but punishment is unknown.
  
• Hakes George, Cpl, co F 6th Michigan cav. dishonorable discharge and 2 years of hard labour for the rape of  Cornelius Robinson's wife, "loyal colored citizen" from Frederick county (Va) near Winchester, around 19 november 1864.
  
• Harvey John, Lt, 49th Ohio vol. two years in state penitenciary for the rape of Mrs Catherine Farmer on a public road of Tennessee near Tullahoma.
  
• Hays Edward, pvt, co L 4th Kentucky cav, 50, two years of hard labour in february 1865 for attempted rape on Miss Nancy Short, 12.
  
• Hunter Charles C. pvt, Co I, 7th Kentucky cav.  18 years in Nashville penitenciary for the brutal rape of Mrs Mary Melissa Kirkesey in her home, on the morning of  18 may 1864.
  
• Killgore Thomas, pvt 38th Ohio / Kunkle Daniel, pvt , co C, 38th Ohio vol., 10 and 4 years of hard labor for the rape of a colored woman in a cabin near Catawba river (SC), on 27 february 1865. Three other men of the same unit was in the gang but they stay unknown and not punished.
  
• Leonhart Jacob, saddler in the 26th Independant Pa Battery, jail for the war duration in a penitenciary for attempted rape on "Sally" colored servant of Mrs Jane L. Young at McMinville, Warren county (Tennessee). He knocked down Mrs Young before.
  
• McCarthy Arthur, sgt, Ohio, 2 years in a state jail and dishonorable discharge for the rape of a young girl near Bennetsville (SC) according three eyewitness from 11th Illinois. Coprs commander remitted the jail term and pdt Johnson dismissed the entire sentence after he received petitions from officiers and comrades of McCarthy.
  
• Manning Patrick, pvt, co B, 8th New Hampshire. The victime, Miss Clara Grier, attested that Manning have tried to rape her at Natchez (Miss.) but the court don't accept this charge. Manning was punished by 3 years of hard labour for other offenses.
  
• Merrill Robert L. , pvt, 1st DC cav. He raped Virginia Quarles, a colored woman, at Manchester (Va) in front of several witnesses but escaped justice in october 1865 and run away before the end of the trial.                                                                See next page