Some
others cases involving Union soldiers not executed : (page 2)
- O'Malley George W
.
1st Lt, co E, 115th Pa, in may 1863 during a night, tried to rape Mrs
Mercy M. Whippey from Camden (NJ) during her visit to her wounded son
in the 2nd div. 3rd army corps hospital near Potomac creek . 6
years of hard labor with Lincoln's approval.
- Robinson James
, pvt, co G, 6th cav Mo state militia, / Stewart
Samuel B, pvt same unit, 5 and 3 years of prison for attempted
rape on Mrs Letta Vernon during a night in her home.
- Rogers Charles R.
, pvt co E, 3rd Vt vol. , head shaved,
dishonorable discharge and 5 years of hard labour for the brutal rape
of Miss Pricey McCoy near Warrentown (Va).
- Stillwell Stephen, pvt, 37th Kentucky Vol. 15 years of hard
labor in state penitenciary for the rape of Mrs Sallie McKune in the
home of Mrs Blair on 29 july 1863 near Lebanon (Ky) -
- Van Buren William
, pvt co B, 212th Illinois, one month in
jail for "indecent proposals" to Mrs Ellie Farnan and
daughter .
- Wallenus François, pvt, NY vol. dishonorable discharge for
attempted rape on a comrade's wife. Drunken. "Courts martials
and transfers jan. 1 to june 30 1864, war dpt 1864."
- Walsh Charles, 2nd Lt, 1st NY dragoons, drunken at
Port Tobacco, (Md) indecent proposals to Miss Eliza Quinn "five
dollars to the right to rape your person". Dishonorable
discharge.
- Waxey Alfred
, sgt, 8th Pa cav. , during summer 1865,
violence to Mr William Johnson (colored citizen from Lynchburg Pa),
indecent proposals and gesture to his wife. Degrade with lose of
pay.
- Wells Frederick D. pvt, co D, 90th batallion NY veteran
vol. , 3 years of hard labor for attempted rape on Mary Harvey from
Winchester (Va).
- Cornish John, co G , 30th USCT, attempted rape on Sarah
Potter. Sentenced to death but commuted to life prison with
Lincoln's approval. The only black soldier tried for rape but
not executed !
- Troest Louis P
. pvt, by I, 1st NY light Artillery. Two years
of hard labor for the rape of Polly Walker, slave of Mrs Swindler, a
60 years old widow living near Sperryville (Va). Jerry Spades, black
servant of the unit captain, was found guilty of the same charge and
received 5 years of hard labor.
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