The Civil War Executions at Beverly Ford

The Civil War was a time when soldiers would be executed for desertion, in order to prevent further desertion. Even immigrants, including Jews in the American Civil War were executed. Watch the story of five Union soldiers at Beverly Ford, VA, who perhaps unjustly were denied a stay of execution from President Lincoln. Discover more about the Executions at Beverly Ford through the Shapell Manuscript Foundation’s digitized library of primary sources: #1