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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.356 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Fourteen months in American Bastiles |
| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Howard, Frank Key (1826-1872) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by Kelly, Hedian & Piet, Baltimore. Howard writes of his experience in prison. In the preface, Howard criticizes President Abraham Lincoln's policies during the Civil War, "The unlawful and oppressive acts of Mr. Lincoln ... " Francis Key Howard, the grandson of Francis Scott Key and a pro-Confederate Baltimore editor, was imprisoned for treason for fourteen months at Fort McHenry in September 1861. In all, 30 legislators from Maryland were seized for suspected disloyalty to the U.S. government. Most if not all were never given any criminal charge, and all were denied trial. |
| Subjects | Habeas Corpus Military History Military Law Law President US Constitution Copperheads Confederate States of America Journalism Civil Rights Prisoner of War Prison Camp Government and Civics Union Forces Treason |
| People | Howard, F. K. (Frank Key) (1826-1872) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |