American Bastile: A History of the Illegal Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens During the Late Civil War ... |
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... Illinois , HIRAM WENTWORTH , Minnesota , Hon . FRANCIS D. FLANDERS , Malone , New York , Judge JOSEPH R. FLANDERS , Malone , New York , ARCHIBALD MCGREGOR , Canton , Ohio , Hon . L. W. HALL , Bucyrus , Ohio , JOSEPH KUGLER , Hunterdon ...
... Illinois , HIRAM WENTWORTH , Minnesota , Hon . FRANCIS D. FLANDERS , Malone , New York , Judge JOSEPH R. FLANDERS , Malone , New York , ARCHIBALD MCGREGOR , Canton , Ohio , Hon . L. W. HALL , Bucyrus , Ohio , JOSEPH KUGLER , Hunterdon ...
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... Illinois , JOHN H. COOK , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , Hon . GEO . WM . BROWN , Baltimore . Maryland , A. B. HEWITT , M. D. , Chatham , Illinois , WM . H. WINDER , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , C. F. RUST , Seaford , Delaware , Hon ...
... Illinois , JOHN H. COOK , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , Hon . GEO . WM . BROWN , Baltimore . Maryland , A. B. HEWITT , M. D. , Chatham , Illinois , WM . H. WINDER , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , C. F. RUST , Seaford , Delaware , Hon ...
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... Illinois , Mrs. ISABEL BRINSMADE , New York , The MANIAC , Baltimore , Maryland ,. GEORGE A. HUBBELL , Bridgeport , Connecticut , WALTER S. HAWKES , Tamaroa , Illinois , . Rev. HENRY M. PAYNTER , Booneville , Missouri , D. C. WATTLES ...
... Illinois , Mrs. ISABEL BRINSMADE , New York , The MANIAC , Baltimore , Maryland ,. GEORGE A. HUBBELL , Bridgeport , Connecticut , WALTER S. HAWKES , Tamaroa , Illinois , . Rev. HENRY M. PAYNTER , Booneville , Missouri , D. C. WATTLES ...
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... Illinois Cavalry . Brig . - Gen . Jos . Holt , Judge Advocate . By order of the President of the United States . ( Signed ) E. D. TOWNSEND , Assistant Adjutant General . The trial , conviction and execution of Mrs. Surratt by a military ...
... Illinois Cavalry . Brig . - Gen . Jos . Holt , Judge Advocate . By order of the President of the United States . ( Signed ) E. D. TOWNSEND , Assistant Adjutant General . The trial , conviction and execution of Mrs. Surratt by a military ...
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... Illinois , and who looked upon secession as being wholly wrong , it was natural that she should entertain the same views . But it was equally natural that , when the war actually commenced , and the tread of hostile armies was pressing ...
... Illinois , and who looked upon secession as being wholly wrong , it was natural that she should entertain the same views . But it was equally natural that , when the war actually commenced , and the tread of hostile armies was pressing ...
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