James W. Wall

Released
Date of birth:26. 05. 1820
Date of death:1872
Age:51† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:New Jersey
Support
Anti-War
James W. Wall

Biography

James W. Wall was a New Jersey Democratic politician and newspaper editor arrested in September 1861 for his antiwar and anti-administration writings and held without charge at Fort Lafayette for about two weeks. He was later elected to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey in 1863.

Case

Fort Lafayette
Charges: No formal charges — held without charge for antiwar journalism
Arrested: September 1861
Incarcerated: September 1861
Released: September 1861
Sentence: Held about two weeks at Fort Lafayette. Verdict as recorded: No — held without trial as a political prisoner and released.
Convicted: No
Institution State: New York

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