The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here's a look at the history
The inmate chose to be executed by firing squad over the two other methods in South Carolina — the electric chair and lethal ...
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South Carolina carries out first firing squad execution in US in 15 years
South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United States in ...
NBC News14d
South Carolina prepares for first firing squad execution, ushering return of rare method
The overhaul of South Carolina’s death chamber was completed ... in America’s use of the death penalty. During the Civil War, firing squads were common for executing soldiers for desertion ...
The New York Times23d
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads ... girlfriend’s parents in 2001 was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, in the first such execution in the United States in 15 ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution9d
New Civil War research more fully details deaths in South, Georgia
New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.
YES! Weekly4d
History talk explores new view on cause of Civil War
There was a different twist on history during the March 6 First Thursday History Presentation at the Jamestown Public Library. Jamestown resident Jim Lutzweiler critiqued the book “The Demon of ...