Maybe Henry Farr Wasn't a Coward

Shot at dawn: A reconstruction
The condemned private spends his last night in a small room, alone with his thoughts before his execution at dawn. He might be writing painful letters to family and friends. He is also likely to be encouraged to drink heavily; liquid courage to meet his ordeal in the morning. The private is guarded by two military policemen (MPs or redcaps) and ministered by chaplain who listens to his spiritual needs and comforts him by lying next to him and listening.