Civil War Union General William Rosecrans approved the court-martial and hanging of two Confederate officers, Lawrence Orton Williams and Walter Peters, on June 9, 1863 at Franklin, Tennessee, after the duo had disguised themselves as Union officers for the purposes of spying. On June 20, 1864, Union Army deserter William Johnson was hanged in Petersburg, Virginia. On March 15, 1865, Confederate captain Marcellus Jerome Clarke was hanged in Kentucky for guerrilla activities. On March 25, 1865, Confederate captain Robert Cobb Kennedy was hanged in New York City for spying. In July 1865, four involved in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln were executed in Washington D.C. by hanging. On September 6, 1865, two Union soldiers were hanged in Ohio for the murder of a military policeman. On October 20, 1865, Confederate war criminal Champ Ferguson was hanged in Tennessee on murder charges. On October 29, 1865, Henry C. Magruder was hanged in Kentucky for guerrilla activities. On November 10, 1865, Henry Wirz, Confederate commander of Camp Anderson (aka Andersonville POW camp) was tried, convicted and executed by hanging. First World War The United States Army executed 35 soldiers during the First World War by hanging between November 5, 1917 and June 20, 1919, all for offenses relating to murder or rape. 11 of these hangings were performed in France while the remaining 24 were carried out in the continental United States. 1942–1961 The U.S. military executed 160 American servicemen between 1942 and 1961. There have been no military executions since 1961, although the death penalty is still a possible punishment for several crimes under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Of these executions, 157 were carried out by the United States Army, including members of the United States Army Air Forces prior to September 1947. After becoming independent of the U.S. Army on September 18, 1947, the United States Air Force conducted the three remaining executions, one in 1950 and two in 1954. The United States Navy has not executed any of its own sailors since 1849. Of the total, 21 were executed for both rape and murder, 85 for murder, 53 for rape, and one (Private Eddie Slovik) for desertion. See also List of people executed by the United States military List of death row inmates held by the United States military Notes References Further reading US Military Executions During WW2 External links American executions at Shepton Mallet United