“You Should Always Be Ready to Die”
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- U.S. Army Nurse Maggie Egan worked at Military Hospital No. 1 in Paducah, Ky., in 1864. She and others stationed there believed they were far enough behind enemy lines to not be threatened by rebels. Everything changed on Good Friday, March 25, when Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Confederates appeared out of nowhere and stormed the place. Here's what happened.
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You always have amazing stories - Thank you!
Great job! I always enjoy NBF stories!
Ed from Lynchburg
Ron this was another great story! Thank you!
Great story of a sad time
Fascinating! What an amazing story.
Wow! What an amazing story! This one should go into your book of amazing stories from the civil war!
Wow, what an experience!
You're kind of growing on me. You've found an interestng niche.
WOW, That is one heck of a life. Thanks for sharing.
My question to the Ron or anyone else is why did General Forrest burn down the hospital? All Civil War hospitals treated both Union and Confederate soldiers alike and a hospital is not a military target! So what purpose did it serve to burn down a hospital?
In 1863 the Union enacted formal laws of war, known as the Lieber Code. Under this code (Article 34), it was unlawful to burn a hospital. It was also unlawful to endanger civilians, especially women. So dumping the nurses into a battlefield was also a crime.
However, l can't find any evidence of a Confederate laws of war code. Confederate officers were supposedly guided by the rules of chivalry and honor. Forrest doesn't seem to have been too big on those. Theoretically, if NBF had been captured that day, he could have been punished by the Union for violating the Lieber Code.
But war crimes were committed by both sides throughout the conflict, although each side had their own ideas about what constituted war crimes. They mostly went unpunished. Commandant Wirz of the Andersonville prison camp was a notable exception; he was hanged for murder.
Very simply to deny its use by the enemy. Forrest was essentially a guerrilla, not a trained soldier, not known to be overly concerned with “laws of war” or humanitarian sentiments.
@@brianniegemann4788 Thank you for informing me of the laws that I was unaware of! You gave a very good answer I really appreciate your answer!
@@yisroelkatz-xj6pq you're welcome and thank you for your reply. The Lieber Code was one of the earliest attempts to establish rules of warfare. It was succeeded by the Geneva Conventions, which you are no doubt aware of.
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Paducah if I'm not mistaken is as far west as you can go in Kentucky
Nathan was always such a stand-up guy. A real mint-julep-sippin’ Southern gentleman.
Yep, Old bedsheet bedford was a real southern stand up kind of guy, just steeped in racism, a war criminal at Fort Pillow and a "true" Klansman clutching his hood and white bedsheet after the War of the Rebellion ended.
Is this sarcasm???
As soon as you said "Nathan Bedford Forrest" ...