Edward S. Sharpe

Released
Full name:Edward Sharpe
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Delaware
Time Imprisoned:
5 Months 16 Days
Support
Anti-War
Edward S. Sharpe

Biography

Dr. Edward S. Sharpe was a physician in Salem, New Jersey, and an anti-war ("Peace") Democrat who was detained at Fort Delaware as a political prisoner from August 1862 until January 17, 1863. He was among the Northern opponents of the war held without trial during the Civil War under the Lincoln administration's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.

Case

Fort Delaware
Charges: No formal charges — detained without trial under Civil War suspension of habeas corpus
Arrested: Aug 1, 1862
Incarcerated: Aug 1, 1862
Released: Jan 17, 1863
Sentence: Detained roughly five months (August 1862 – January 17, 1863) without trial.
Convicted: Held without trial as a political prisoner.
Institution State: Delaware

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