The Homestead Strike Execution

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FILE ATROCITIES/1892/HOM-187
SUBJECT: military discipline at Camp Sam Black, July 1892
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Pennsylvania National Guard deployed to Homestead, Pennsylvania.
established Camp Sam Black during steelworker strike.
July 23, 1892: Alexander Berkman attempts to assassinate Henry Clay
Frick.
Private William L. Iams of Company K, 10th Regiment reacts.
Iams shouts support for the attacker.
Colonel Alexander L. Hawkins and Major General George R. Snowden order
punishment.
Iams bound by thumbs and suspended for 19 to 20 minutes.
subject lost consciousness. revived by camp surgeon.
half of Iams's head and face shaved.
stripped of uniform, dressed in civilian rags.
drummed out of camp to "Rogues' March".
subsequent civilian lawsuit against officers ended in acquittal.
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