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Harrison H. Dodd

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Indiana
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

Harrison H. Dodd was the Grand Commander of the Sons of Liberty in Indiana. Arrested in 1864 and tried by a military commission at Indianapolis for an alleged antiwar conspiracy, he escaped from custody before his verdict and fled; he was convicted in absentia.

Case

Charges: Tried by a military commission at Indianapolis as the leader of the Sons of Liberty antiwar conspiracy.
Arrested: 1864
Incarcerated: 1864
Sentence: Escaped custody before sentencing; convicted in absentia. Verdict as recorded: Yes — convicted in absentia by military commission after escaping custody.
Convicted: Yes