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Lawrence Sangston

Released
Date of birth:23. 08. 1814
Date of death:07. 11. 1876
Age:62† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Maryland
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 2 Months
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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
Convicted: No
Institution State: Massachusetts