Secessionists Take Oath and Depart

WS 1865-06-23 Secessionists Take Oath and Depart p 2, col D.JPG

Title

Secessionists Take Oath and Depart

Subject

Assassination

Description

The Walla Walla Statesman publishes without comment the news that men arrested under McDowell's order criminalizing rejoicing at Lincoln's assassination, have taken the oath of allegiance and been freed after trial. These three or four dozen men had come from a variety of towns in California, and some had been held in prison at Alcatraz. Some of them are termed "secessionists."

Abstract

The Walla Walla Statesman reports on dozens of suspects, arrested under General Irvin McDowell's order that criminalized rejoicing at Lincoln's assassination.

Source

Walla Walla Statesman

Publisher

Walla Walla W.T.: R.R. and S.G. Rees

Date Issued

1865-06-23

References

McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885

Medium

Web

Type

article

Bibliographic Citation

Vol. IV, No. 28, p. 2, col. D

Temporal Coverage

1865-06-15

Provenance

Washington Secretary of State: Historic Newspapers

URL

Washington Secretary of State: Historic Newspapers
http://sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx

Start Page

2

End Page

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