They Should Be Hung Or Shot?

I know a lot of family researchers don't like reading about a family member who may have done something wrong it's like they give the family name a black eye and in some way tarnished the name. All I can say to this is if this is the way you feel then stop right now you can't take out the bad and just leave in the good. If you do you won't have a full family history and lets face it most family's have a few bad apples in them if you take out the bad you may turn your family history into something dull and uninteresting to read that otherwise may have been exciting and romantic to read. Many of the names below have more information about them just ask. Some of these names were innocent of any wrong doings they just were at the wrong place at the right time. If you have any questions you may do so at the following: dsegelquist1@cox.net


George P. Simms, no county or State given, captured at Ruggles' Mills, Ky., April 19, 1863, a 'spy ", sentenced to be hung May 29, 1863, has applied to take the oath of allegiance.

William S. Burgess, no county or State given, captured at Ruggles' Mills, Ky., April 20, 1863, a 'spy", sentenced to be hung May 29, 1863.

John Marr, alias Perkins alias Hawkins, captured at Paris, Ky., April 5, 1863, a 'spy", sentenced to be hung May 29, 1863.

H. P. Esteph, private, Fourteenth Kentucky, Company H, no place or date of capture given, a 'spy", sentenced to be hung.

Private John C. Shore, One hundred and ninth Illinois Infantry, Company F, a deserter, under sentence to be shot. He was from Union County Ill., enlisted Sept. 11, 1862, deserted.

Here hangs Private Samuel Jones, of Company B, Fifth Ohio Regiment, by order of Major-General Pickett.
In retaliation for Private Daniel Bright, of Company L, Sixty-second Georgia Regiment (Colonel Griffin's), hung December 18, 1863, by order of Brigadier-General Wild.

KNOXVILLE, December 27, 1861.
Honorable JEFFERSON DAVIS:
My father, Harrison Self, is sentenced to be hung this evening at 4 o'clock on a carge of bridge-burning. As he is my only earthly stay I beg you to pardon him.
ELIZABETH SELF. Note: The execution of Self suspended. Guilty with palliating circumstances. Will forward papers in the morning.

Frank B. Gurley, alias Captain Frank B. Gurley, of the so-called Confederate service, the murderer of Brigadier General Robert L. McCook.
Gurley was tried before a military commission which convened at Nashville, Tenn., December 2, 1863, and sentenced to be hanged by the neck until the is dead, at such time and place as the general commanding may order, two-thirds of the members of the commission concurring in said sentence. Note: His Regiment was , 4th. regiment Alabama, cavalry, Russell's, Co. C.

James R. Mallory, alias Captain James R. Mallory, of the so-called Confederate service, a murderer.
Mallory was tried before a military commission which convened at Nashville, Tenn., February 26, 1864, and sentenced to be hung by the neck until he is dead, at such time and place as the general commanding may direct, two-thirds of the members of the commission concurring in this sentence. Note: There was three man by this name they belong to the following: 14th. Tenn. ifantry, 1st., Kentucky cavalry and 15th. N. C. infantry.

Thomas W. Elliott, alias Private Thomas W. Elliott, of the so-called Confederate service, a murderer.
Elliott was tried before a military commission which convened at Nashville, Tenn., in pursuance of orders from headquarters Department of the Cumberland, dated January 28, 1864, and sentenced to the hung by the neck until he is dead, at such time and place as the general commanding may direct, two-thirds of the members of the commission concurring in said sentence. Note: There were two by this name they were of the following: 12th. Texas cavary private, and Forrest's Scouts, Captain.

New- January 23, 2010.

Mr. F. M. Elliott, of South Carolina give this new info on his Grate-Grate Grandfather.

My great- great Grandfather John Francis Abraham Elliott was a Methodist Preacher in the Darlington District of South Carolina. He entered the war with 2 of his sons. One son, Thomas Wayne Elliott was killed in the battle of Atlanta. I may have a date of birth and date of death but that’s about all we have on him. We always assumed that he was shot in battle. This is interesting to learn of his possible hanging. His father Captain J. F. A. Elliott also died during the war from illness on Morris Island SC. I have a good amount of info on him but the info on Thomas was he had been short.

Error--I apologize for the confusion. Thomas wasn't actually Killed in action, he married and moved west after the civil war. His brother Dargan Pinkney Elliott was the one that was killed in the battle of Atlanta.

Charles H. Clifford was tried by military commission. Trial commenced October 29 and ended November 1, 1862. Sentence: "To be hung by the neck until he is dead.

Smith Crim was tried by military commission. Trial commenced September 25 and ended September 26, 1862. Sentence: "To be shot to death by musketry.

James A. Stoker was tried by military commission. Trial commenced September 4 and ended September 6, 1862. Sentence: "To be hung by the neck until he is dead, at Springfield, Mo.

William T. Cox was sentenced to be shot. He has escaped from prison.

S. B. Davis, alias Willough by Cummings, to be hung by the until he is dead. He will be sent to Cincinnati Ohio and delevered to Johnson's Island and executed on Friday Feb. 17, 1865, between the hours of 10a. m. and 3 p. m.

Sergt. John R. Lyle, He is sentenced by court-martial at Browling Green, Ky., to be hung as a spy on Friday, the 27th of May, on Johnson's Island, near Sandusky, Ohio.

John W. Irwin, Company A, Ninth Virginia Cavalry, to be hung by the neck until he be dead, Enl. 6/4/61 in Co. A, age 18. Student. Present until POW at Hartwood Church. 11/27/62, while at home on furlough. The Federals tried him as a spy and sent him "to be hung by the neck until he be dead" on 12/21/62. Pathetic letters from his family and sweetheart failed, but a letter from R.E. Lee got him regular POW status. Irvine was finally exchanged from Old Capitol Prison on 5/13/63. POW again at Hanover, 6/30/63; exchanged from Pt. Lookout, 4/30/64. Present then thru 10/6/64 final roll.

They hung Private Daniel Bright, of Company L, of my Sixty-second Georgia Regiment; hung him to a beam in a house; body remained suspended forty hours.

Charles H. Harris, late of New Orleans, La., "to be hung by the neck until he be dead.

Private [Jefferson] Severns, of Company H, Sixth Missouri State Militia Cavalry, who was captured and hung.

William Campbell, private Company K, Second Ohio Regiment, to be hung by the neck until he is dead.

James Wood has since been taken up by our cavalry and hung.

HEADQUARTERS SIXTH DIVISION, CAVALRY CORPS, MILITARY DIVISION, OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Pulaski, Tenn., April 21, 1865.

On Sunday, the 9th instant, three soldiers, Brewer, and Kiddy by name, with two Confederates, who would not show themselves, and cannot therefore be identified, belonging to a company of the Second Tennessee Mounted Infantry which is stationed at Clifton, came to the house of Mr. William Johnson, living on Sugar Creek, some eighteen or twenty miles southwest of this place, and demanded of his wife, he not being at home, $12,000. She told them she had no money, when they hung her and her daughter several times, completing their diabolical work by each of them outraging the person of Mrs. Johnson. From Johnson's house these men went to the house of John. D. Wade, Johnson's brother-in law, living in the same neighborhood, and by the same process of hanging and threats extracted $50 from him.

S. E. Stroup, late lieutenant Twenty-fourth Missouri found hung.

To be Hung. - John Richardson, alias Louis Napoleon, is to be hung tomorrow at Camp Lee for counterfeiting Confederate Treasury notes.