R. B. C. Howell

AKA: Robert Boyte Crawford Howell
Released
Full name:Robert Boyte Crawford Howell
Date of birth:10. 03. 1801
Date of death:05. 04. 1868
Age:67† Deceased
Gender:Male
Era:1800s
State:Tennessee
Time Imprisoned:
2 Months
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R. B. C. Howell

Biography

R. B. C. Howell was a Nashville First Baptist pastor. R. B. C. Howell was jailed in 1862 on Andrew Johnson’s orders for refusing federal allegiance. This was a Civil War loyalty dispute, not an established case of pacifism. Exact custody dates remain unresolved. The Dictionary of North Carolina Biography reports two months of confinement.

The archival finding aid expands his name as Robert Boyte Crawford Howell.

Tennessee State Library and Archives finding aid.

Case

Charges: Refusal of oath of allegiance to the United States under military occupation
Incarcerated: 1862

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