If these are the facts, under the usages of war these officers were justified in what they did; in fact, if they had shot the traitor they would never have been called to account, and in all probability this is what would have happened to him in the Civil War.
Dodge argues that military officers are justified in their actions against traitors, reflecting on the harsh realities of war.
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