Charles S. Morehead

Released
Date of birth:07. 07. 1802
Date of death:1868
Age:65† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Kentucky
Time Imprisoned:
4 Months 0 Days
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Charles S. Morehead

Biography

Charles S. Morehead was a former governor of Kentucky (1855–1859). Suspected of Confederate sympathies, he was arrested in September 1861 and imprisoned without charge at Fort Lafayette and Fort Warren before being released in 1862.

Case

Fort Lafayette
Charges: No formal charges — held without charge as a suspected Confederate sympathizer
Arrested: September 1861
Incarcerated: September 1861
Released: 1862
Sentence: Held at Fort Lafayette and Fort Warren. Verdict as recorded: No — held without trial as a political prisoner and released.
Convicted: No
Institution State: New York

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