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TIL: The Deserter's Stamp was a brand of nails shaped liked the letter "D" heated and applied to the hips of lesser punished (not shot or hung) deserters until
by burnt-resistor 1y ago
TIL: The Deserter's Stamp was a brand of nails shaped liked the letter "D" heated and applied to the hips of lesser punished (not shot or hung) deserters until 1871. https://www.harveyhistoryonline.com/?p=4549 https://www.harveyhistoryonline.com/?p=4549