platoon leader Lt. William Calley
Second Lieutenant William Calley was court martialled and convicted for the events at My Lai.
It wasn't covered up. US Army officers were brought to court over it.
Officer in the Army. has written: 'Killarny. A poem. By an officer in the army'
He considers himself fortunate that he was not charged criminally and court marshalled for striking an officer, and goes home to carry on with his life as best he can.
who was the us officer that rejoined the union army
No. The appeal goes to a higher authority, with a different makeup of officers.
Deserters would be court martialled. The trial usually ended with them being sentenced to be shot at dawn by a 12 man firing squad. In WW2 the only offence for which you could be put to death was mutiny, whereas there were several more in WW1 including cowardice, and striking a superior officer.
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Robert Duncanson - Army officer - died in 1705.