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Tag Archives: political prisoners
Not even good for cannon fodder?
The South doesn’t much cotton to dissenting opinions either. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 22, 1862: Arrival of Domestic Traitors. Fifteen citizens of Green county, Va., arrived here yesterday, guarded by soldiers, and were consigned to quarters in Greanor’s … Continue reading
Parole and Amnesty on Offer
Friendship, romantic love … political love. 150 years ago today Abraham Lincoln ordered that political prisoners be paroled if they promise not to render “aid or comfort” to U.S. enemies. He granted such prisoners amnesty as long as they held … Continue reading
