Historical Perspectives: Confederates tried to pull one
Confederates tried to pull one
| Description: |
First of four articles discussing the life of John Pierson Baird,local Terre Haute lawyer. Article describes the encounter of 85th Indiana Regiment Colonel John Pierson Baird with two Confederate spies pretending to be two Union soldiers. The men were discovered to be spies, court-martialed and sentenced to an immediate death by hanging. One of the men was a relative of Robert E. Lee. |
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| Origin: | 2011 |
| Created By: |
McCormick, Mike |
| Publisher: |
Terre Haute Tribune Star |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vcpl/id/10082 |
| Collection: |
Vigo County Public Library |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Subjects: |
Baird, John Pierson, 1830-1881 United States -- History -- Civil War -- 1861-1865 Spying United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 85th (1862-1865) Wars & Conflicts People |
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