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Slaughter Bradford

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Virginia
Time Imprisoned:
5 Days
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Biography

Slaughter Bradford, of Culpeper County, Virginia, was a Culpeper County civilian held as a prisoner who refused the oath of allegiance and was released on parole. He was held as a civilian political prisoner at Fort Delaware during the U.S. Civil War, detained without trial under the wartime suspension of habeas corpus, and is named among the fellow prisoners in the Rev. Isaac W. K. Handy's 1863–1864 prison diary, 'United States Bonds; or, Duress by Federal Authority.'

Case

Fort Delaware
Charges: A Culpeper County civilian held as a prisoner who refused the oath of allegiance and was released on parole.
Arrested: Nov 12, 1863
Incarcerated: Nov 12, 1863
Released: Nov 17, 1863
Institution State: Delaware