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The Daily Dispatch: October 6, 1862., [Electronic resource], Recognition. (search)
. Winder. On the morning appointed for the execution of the several sentences the four prisoners were started from Castle Thunder at a quarter to 10 o'clock, in the large omnibus of the Exchange hotel, surrounded by an escort, composed of Capt. Wrenn's Henrico cavalry. At ten minutes of 11 o'clock the procession entered Camp Lee, (Central Fair Grounds,) where over two thousand soldiers had been drawn up in a hollow square to witness the spectacle. Proceeding directly to the spot, the drabut quantities of clotted blood, which had exuded from their backs and fell on the ground, denoted the scene of the tragedy. Preparations were then made for carrying into execution the sentence of whipping Owen Maguire. A stout dragoon from Captain Wrenn's company volunteered to perform the duty. Maguire was tied up to a tree by the hands and feet and received the punishment with much wriggling and twisting. It seemed to be awfully at was honestly laid on with a double leather strap, broad