Jefferson Davis

Released

Date of birth:03. 06. 1808

Date of death:06. 12. 1889

Age:81^{† Deceased}

Gender:Male

Race:White

Era:1800s

State:Mississippi

Time Imprisoned:

2 Years 3 Days

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Biography

Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America. Captured in Georgia on May 10, 1865, he was held as a state prisoner at Fortress Monroe in Virginia — for a time in shackles — and indicted for treason. He was never tried; released on bail in May 1867, and the charges were dropped in 1869.

Case

Fortress Monroe

Charges: Captured at the end of the Civil War and held as a state prisoner, indicted.

Arrested: May 10, 1865

Incarcerated: May 10, 1865

Released: May 13, 1867

Sentence: Held about two years at Fortress Monroe, 1865–1867; released on bail May 13, 1867. Verdict as recorded: No — indicted for treason but never brought to trial; released on bail and the charge later dropped. Charges as recorded: Captured at the end of the Civil War and held as a state prisoner, indicted for treason but never tried.

Convicted: No — charges dismissed

Institution State: Virginia