Parole of Honor
Summary
Thomas J. Claggett of Frederick has been released on parole from Fort Warren where he was held as a political prisoner since the dispersion of the "Tory legislature." Violation of oath of allegiance is a Federal offense, parole breaking a military offense.
Transcript
PAROLE OF HONOR.
Thomas J. Claggett, Esq., who has been in custody as a political prisoner, since the dispersion of the Tory legislature of Maryland, of which he was a member, on the 17th of September last, has been released from fort Warren, on his parole of honor, not to give aid or comfort to the Rebels, and returned to this city on last Friday evening. Mr. Claggett appears to be in robust health, and none the worse, physically, for his confinement. He will, of course, scrupulously observe the conditions of his release, and refrain from giving encouragement to the rebels, directly or indirectly. There is a distinction between those set free upon taking the oath of Allegiance and those released on their parole. Violations of the oath of Allegiance are punishable by prosecution in the Federal Courts, the breaking of a parole of honor is a military offense and punishable by the summary process of a Court Martial.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: April 9th, 1862
Page/Column: 2
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- Secession Debate
- Civilian Divided Loyalties
