He was the commandant of the Andersonville prisoner of war camp and the first person to be tried for war crimes after the Civil War.
There were probably many Confederate soldiers and spies who were executed. Some may have been executed without an official trial. There were Confederates executed by their own commanders for desertion and probably some executed for espionage. Four Southern sympathizers were executed after the war for participating in the plan to assassinated President Lincoln.Who was the Confederate who was executed for war crimes?Captain Henry Wirz. the commander of the notorious Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Henry Wirz's trial was the first war-crimes trial in U.S. history and the only trial for war crimes of a Confederate after the Civil War. Crimes Charged: 13 counts of murder, assault, battery, torture and other offenses against Union prisoners.Dates of Trial: August 23-October 18, 1865Sentence: Death by hangingLink: http://law.jrank.org/pages/2591/Henry-Wirz-Trial-1865.html
If by Civil War you mean the War between the States in the US, then no. If you mean some other civil war, then maybe, you'll need to be more specific.
The US Civil War, WW1, WW2, Korea, and Vietnam War, commanders were normally held responsible, not the men. At the end of the war, war crimes tribunals were held for the officers in charge.
War crimes of the Wehrmacht happened in 1940.
He was the commandant of the Andersonville prisoner of war camp and the first person to be tried for war crimes after the Civil War.
Henry Wirz
There were probably many Confederate soldiers and spies who were executed. Some may have been executed without an official trial. There were Confederates executed by their own commanders for desertion and probably some executed for espionage. Four Southern sympathizers were executed after the war for participating in the plan to assassinated President Lincoln.Who was the Confederate who was executed for war crimes?Captain Henry Wirz. the commander of the notorious Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Henry Wirz's trial was the first war-crimes trial in U.S. history and the only trial for war crimes of a Confederate after the Civil War. Crimes Charged: 13 counts of murder, assault, battery, torture and other offenses against Union prisoners.Dates of Trial: August 23-October 18, 1865Sentence: Death by hangingLink: http://law.jrank.org/pages/2591/Henry-Wirz-Trial-1865.html
If by Civil War you mean the War between the States in the US, then no. If you mean some other civil war, then maybe, you'll need to be more specific.
some of the civil war millionares were, no particular order of their worth: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
There is no civil war on today.
Captain Henry Wirz was the Swiss commander of the Confederate prison at Andersonville. After a show trial, he was found guilty of war crimes and hanged in front of a huge crowd.
American Civil War & Vietnam War.
Some consider the french revolution a civil war
The US Civil War, WW1, WW2, Korea, and Vietnam War, commanders were normally held responsible, not the men. At the end of the war, war crimes tribunals were held for the officers in charge.
Crimes of War has 352 pages.
No there is no statute of limitations on war crimes.