Biography
Henry J. Carroll was a Saint Mary's County, Maryland civilian arrested by federal agent L. C. Baker on December 30, 1861. The State Department ordered him committed to the Old Capitol Prison on December 31. The federal case summary alleged disloyalty, encouragement of Confederate enlistment, and financial assistance to recruits. It reports that General Porter released him on parole a few days later, without specifying the exact departure day or a criminal conviction. Source: Official Records, series II, volume II, section 1, printed page 331 (PDF page 347), https://archive.org/details/cu31924079570242/page/n346/mode/2up.
Case
Old Capitol Prison