Status - John Skinner - USS St. Croix
The St. Croix returned to Manila after finishing its operations in China, arriving on November 21st. The ship then boarded US troops returning to the states, and headed for San Francisco.
John would by now have known that given his long service of 6 years, and his enlistment being up, he would be discharged on his return to the States.
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Status - 40th Indiana - 4th Army Corps - 2nd Division - 2nd Brigade
The 40th Indiana remains on duty in Texas, stationed at Green Lake near Port Lavaca.
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John Baer - Home, Tippecanoe County, IN
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On November 10th, Captain Henry Wirz, commandant of the Andersonville prison when John was held there, was hanged in Washington D. C. after being convicted of war crimes during his management of the prison camp. His execution remains controversial as very few Confederates were executed.
Wirz and two Confederate guerilla fighters were the only ones executed for war crimes. High ranking members of the Confederate government, including Vice President Alexander Stephens, had recently been paroled in October.
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