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Code of Honor: A Civil War Era Rulebook for Duels and Dueling

Code of Honor: A Civil War Era Rulebook for Duels and Dueling


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"The Code of Honor" was penned by John Lyde Wilson, 49th governor of South Carolina and an avid proponent of dueling. Written in 1838, "The Code of Honor" describes a set of guidelines for duelists and argues that following John Lyde Wilson's guidelines would save lives (instead of encouraging duels). "The Code of Honor" provides a very interesting insight into how "gentlemen" thought in Wilson's day, right down to the minutest protocol on what a "principal" and "second" should do after an "insult" is given or received. Duels, which were practiced from the 11th to 20th centuries in Western societies, were engagements between two individuals with matched weapons in accordance with their combat doctrines. The Romantic depiction of mediaeval duels was based on either a pretext of defense of honor, usually accompanied by a trusted representative (who might also fight), or as a matter of challenge which developed out of the desire of the challenger to redress a perceived insult to his sovereign's honor. The goal of the honorable duel was often not so much to kill the opponent as to gain "satisfaction" or restore one's honor by demonstrating a willingness to risk one's life for it. Beginning in early 17th century, duels were often illegal in Europe, though in most societies where dueling was socially accepted, participants in a fair duel were not prosecuted, or if they were, were not convicted. Only gentlemen were considered to have honor, and duels were reserved for social equals. Commoners might duel one another occasionally, but if a gentleman's honor were offended by a person of lower class, he would not duel him, but would beat him with a cane, riding crop, a whip or have his servants do so. Formal dueling continued in the United States into the 1800's, with one of the most famous duels resulting in the fatal wounding of Alexander Hamilton by United States Vice-president Aaron Burr.

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John Lyde Wilson (May 24, 1784 - February 12, 1849) was the 49th Governor of South Carolina from 1822 to 1824 and an ardent supporter of dueling. Born in Marlboro County, Wilson studied law in Baltimore and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1807. He practiced law in Georgetown and became active in politics by being elected to three non-consecutive terms to the South Carolina House of Representatives. Wilson gained election to the South Carolina Senate in 1818 and was chosen by his colleagues to be the president of the senate. In 1822, the General Assembly elected him as Governor of South Carolina for a two-year term.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781451580471
  • Publisher: Createspace
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 38
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 54 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1451580479
  • Publisher Date: 30 Mar 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Civil War Era Rulebook for Duels and Dueling
  • Width: 140 mm


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