Lawrence Sangston

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Maryland
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 2 Months 26 Days
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Biography

Lawrence Sangston was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates arrested in the September 1861 federal seizure of the legislature and held without charge at Fort McHenry and Fort Warren. He later published an account of his imprisonment, 'The Bastiles of the North' (1863).

Case

Fort Warren
Charges: No formal charges — held without charge
Arrested: September 1861
Incarcerated: September 1861
Released: Nov 27, 1862
Sentence: Held at Fort McHenry and Fort Warren. Verdict as recorded: No — held without trial as a political prisoner and released. Charges as recorded: No formal charges — held without charge after the September 1861 arrest of the Maryland legislature
Convicted: No
Institution State: Massachusetts

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