During the early morning of September 6, 1864, Private Dugald Hammonds was on guard duty aboard the steamboat Effie Deans. Hammons walked up to Corporal Augell and casually said, “If I was you and a man wanted to jump overboard I would let him, I wouldn’t say a word to him.” Before the end of… Continue reading The Court-Martial of Dugald Hammonds (part 3 of 5)
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The Court-Martial of Dugald Hammonds (part 2 of 5)
During the early morning of September 6, 1864, Private Dugald Hammonds was on guard duty aboard the steamboat “Effie Deans.” Hammons walked up to Corporal Augell and casually said, “If I was you and a man wanted to jump overboard, I would let him, I wouldn’t say a word to him.” Before the end of… Continue reading The Court-Martial of Dugald Hammonds (part 2 of 5)
The Court-Martial of Dugald Hammonds (part 1 of 5)
During the early morning of September 6, 1864, Private Dugald Hammonds was on guard duty aboard the steamboat Effie Deans. Hammons walked up to Corporal Augell and casually said, “If I was you and a man wanted to jump overboard, I would let him, I wouldn’t say a word to him.” Before the end of… Continue reading The Court-Martial of Dugald Hammonds (part 1 of 5)