Tuesday, August 27, 2013

August 28, 1863---"I do reckon I've as little sympathy for a deserter as anybody in the world! ..."



AUGUST 28, 1863:               

Eli Pinson Landers, a Georgia soldier, writes in a letter to his mother:   



“There is one of the 10th Ga Regiment to be shot to death with musketry tomorrow for deserting his colors in time of battle. It is bad enough to be shot without the name of deserting. Bud Nash has deserted. He has been gone about 1 month. He run out of fights just as long as he could without being courtmartialed so I reckon he thought he would leave for good. But he might a been gone long since for all the good he has ever done. I do reckon I've as little sympathy for a deserter as anybody in the world! ..."