Edward A. Pollard

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Full name:Edward Alfred Pollard
Date of birth:27. 02. 1832
Date of death:17. 12. 1872
Age:40† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Virginia
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Edward A. Pollard

Biography

Edward A. Pollard was the editor of the Richmond Examiner and a prominent Confederate journalist, later author of 'The Lost Cause.' Captured in 1864 while attempting to run the blockade to Europe, he was held as a prisoner at Fort Warren and Fortress Monroe before being exchanged.

Case

Fort Warren
Arrested: Jan 1, 1864
Incarcerated: May 29, 1864
Released: August 12, 1864
Incarcerated: December 1864
Released: January 1865
Sentence: Held at Fort Warren and Fortress Monroe.
Convicted: No
Institution State: Massachusetts

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