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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 50 0 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 4 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 4 4 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1863., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Northern Virginia. (search)
C. S. District Court. --Judge Halyburton's Court was in session yesterday. Before it were two novel cases on habeas corpus--John W. Adams and Solomon N. Adams. These men were arrested by a portion of the C. S. army, in North. Carolina, sent on here, and imprisoned. They sued out a writ, alleging that they were illegally detained in custody, and asked to be discharged. From the evidence elicited, it seems that the prisoners were Northern men by birth — that they migrated to North Carolina, and there became citizens — that afterwards, being within the Yankee lines, they took the Federal oath of allegiance, alleging as a reason for so doing that they were compelled. Mr. Aylett, for the Confederacy, contended that they were conscripts, liable to duty, and asked to have them turned over to the enrolling officer. The Judge took until to day to make up his mind, and the parties were remanded to Castle Thunder. A decree was entered sequestrating property to a large amoun