[Letters and manuscripts relating to the case of Captain John Beall]. 1865.

Brady, James T. (James Topham), 1815-1869

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American lawyer and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to President Buchanan, 1860 Feb. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133554 Lawyer. From the description of James T. Brady correspondence, 1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451262 ...

Boyle, J. L.

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Beall, John Y. (John Yates), 1835-1865

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John Yates Beall (1835-1865), Confederate soldier and acting master in the Confederate Navy. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Beall joined Company G of the 2nd Virginia Volunteers. After accepting a naval appointment in 1863, Beall led a failed attempt to free Confederate prisoners on Johnson's Island in Sandusky Bay, Ohio. He was captured soon after, tried before a Union military commission for espionage and violating the laws of war, and hanged at Governor's Island, N.Y., on 24 February 1865....

Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806-1881

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From Quincy, Illinois served as state senator, 1836-1841 and state representative, 1842-1843, delegate to the anti-Nebraska convention in Bloomington, Ill. in 1856 and to the Republican National Convention in 1860, appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill Stephen A. Douglas' seat when he died, and appointed Secretary of the Interior by President Johnson. Formed a law firm in Washington, D.C. in 1863 and practice there until 1866. Returned to Quincy, Ill. in 1869 to practice there. From t...