They Took The Oath Of Allegiance.

This page is of those who took the oath of allegiance they were soldiers and civilian, they were young and old men and women and children. They were prisoners of war or civilian that were arrested for one reason or another. A lot of people think that after they took the oath they were aloud to go home or where ever they liked that was far the truth, however some were aloud to go home. After they took the oath they were on parole and were not all that free to do as they liked. Some were ordered to a family home and not aloud to leave, or not to leave the county others were ordered to stay within the State they were paroled in and others were aloud to go to any State so long that it was a northern State. The Confederates also had a oath of allegiance I have not seen a full wording of it, but in my research I found it was about the same as the Unions with the same rules.

As a surname researcher it is my job to give you as many names as I can, to help you find that lost family member, even though he or she may not be lost you would like to know more about him or her. Some times I have a lot of information on a name and other times very little but I always try to give some kind of information. Most of the names I put on this web site have more information then I give here but as I have little space I can’t give all the information I have on each name. I always give my E. Mail on most of my posts, so I’m easy to find. If you have any questions on this page or any other page or would just like to ask a question just write me I will be happy to hear from you all.

Note. The information on this page comes from the official records of the Civil War, which are housed at Ohio State University.

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Oath of Allegiance.

I________ name, do solemnly swear ( or affirm as the case may be ) that I will support and defend the Constitution and government of the United States against all enemies whether domestic of foreign; that I will bear true and faithful allegiance to the same, any ordinance, resolution, or law of any State, convention, legislature, or order or organization, secret or otherwise, to the contrary not withstanding; that I do this with a full determination, pledge, and purpose, without any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever, and especially that I have not by word or deed or in any manner whatever given countenance, aid, comfort or encouragement to the present rebellion or to those who have been or are now engaged in the conspiracy against the government of the United States so help me god._______________ sign.

Note. The above oath is what Congress put in a Bill in 1862., the oath below was given in St. Louis Missouri in 1861.

Oath of allegiance to the United States Government:

I solemnly swear that I will bear true allegiance to the United States and support and sustain the Constitution and laws thereof; that I will maintain the national sovereignty paramount to that of all State, county or confederate powers; that I will discourage, discountenance and forever oppose secession, rebellion and disintegration of the Federal Union; that I disclaim and denounce all faith and fellow-ship with the so-called Confederate armies and pledge my honor, my property and my life to the sacred performance of this my solemn oath of allegiance to the Government of the United States of America.

Note. This is what General S. R, Curtis had to say about the oath.

SAINT LOUIS, December 11, 1861.
General S. R. CURTIS.
DEAR SIR: As an honest man I would seriously object to taking this oath because that every man that takes it can't avoid perjury for he can't support the Government and uphold and sustain the Constitution at the same time.
It does appear to me an unsophisticated individual that our rulers are crazy, and you among the rest if this oath is prescribed by you. You all seem to overlook several facts that are patent to all the world. First of them though not least is that there no longer exists any union of all the States and that there is really less Union feeling in the hearts of the Northern people than in the Southern people. The next and still more prominent fact is that it is impossible to perpetuate or create a union by force. Union don't mean war and war don't mean union. The more war the less union. But why reason with crazy men?

Note. This oath was ordered to be give at Fort Monroe, Va., November 12, 1863, as we can see there were many oaths.

I do solemnly swear that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States against all enemies, whether domestic of foreign; that I hereby pledge my allegiance, faith, and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution, or law of any State Convention or State Legislature to the contrary notwithstanding; that I will at all times yield a hearty and willing obedience to the said Constitution and Government, and will not, directly or indirectly, do any act in hostility to the same, either by taking up arms against them, or aiding, abetting, or countenancing those in arms against them; that without permission from the lawful authority, I will have no communication, direct or indirect, with the States in insurrection against the United States, or either of them, or with any person or persons within said insurrectionary States, and that I will in all things deport myself as a good and loyal citizen of the United States. This I do in good faith, with full determination, pledge, and purpose to keep this my sworn obligation, and without any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever.

List of prisoners of state confined at Fort Warren and released.

Name. Residence. When arrested. Remarks.

Jehu L. Bouldin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Released Nov. 26, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

James Bacon Laurel, Del. . . . . . . . . . . . . Released Nov. 3, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

J. Back Marion County, Ky. Sept. 23, 1861 Released Nov. 28, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

George W. Barnard New Berne, N. C. Sept. 8, 1861 Released Nov. 30, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

R. S. Bunker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Released Nov. 11, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

F. M. Crow Floydsburg, Ky. Sept. 24, 1861 Released Nov. 28, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

R. T. Durrett Louisville, Ky. Sept. 19, 1861 Released December 9, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

George Eustis New Orleans, La. Nov. 8, 1861 Released Jan. 1, 1862; by order Secretary of St took oath of allegiance.

J. W. Griffith Oldham, Ky. Sept. 24, 1861 Released Nov. 28, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

Thomas B. Giles Laurel, Del. Oct. 21, 1861 Released Nov. 4, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

Peter Reilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Released Nov. 6, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

J. J. Heckart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 24, 1861 Released Nov. 26, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

Andrew Kessler Jefferson, Md. Sept. 16, 1861 Released December 20, 1861; oath took of allegiance.

William E. Kearney Clarke County, Ky. Sept. 24, 1861 Released Nov. 28, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

B. F. Longley . . . . do. . . . Sept. 11, 1861 Released Nov. 27, 1861; took oath of allegiance.
A. A. Lynch Baltimore, Md. July 13, 1861 Released Jan. 4, 1862; took oath of allegiance.

Isaac G. Mask Baltimore, Md. Oct. 17, 1861 Released Jan. 10, 1862; took oath of allegiance.

George P. Pressey Saint Louis, Mo. Sept. 20, 1861 Released Feb. 10, 1862; took oath of allegiance.

Robert Rape . . . do. . . Sept. 7, 1861 Released Nov. 23, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

J. W. Robards Harrodsburg, Ky Sept. 13, 1861 Released Nov. 26, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

William E. Salmon New Market, Md. Sept. 16, 1861 Released December 27, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

C. F. Sargent Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . Released Nov. 9, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

H. L. Shields Bennigton, Vt. Oct. 17, 1861 Released Nov. 6, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

D. Summers Baltimore, Md. Sept. 17, 1861 Released December 12, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

H. G. Thurber Oldham, Ky. Sept. 23, 1861 Released Nov. 28, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

George Thompson Baltimore, Md. Sept. 1, 1861 Released Nov. 26, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

A. Williamson . . . do. . . Nov. 20, 1861 Released Nov. 25, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

John Williams, Jr. Norfolk, Ky. Aug. 9, 1861 Released Nov. 23, 1861; took oath of allegiance and $10,000 bond.

W. E. Wright Lebanon, Ky. Sept. 21, 1861 Released Jan. 11, 1862; took oath of allegiance.

S. H. Wooldridge Harrodsburg, Ky. Sept. 23, 1861 Released Nov. 28, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

H. G. Fuller Lexington, Ky. Nov. 17, 1861 Released December 17, 1861; took oath of allegiance.
George W. Landing Worcester County, Md. . . . . . . . . . . . . Released Nov. 26, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

J. H. Maddox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Released Nov. 26, 1861; took oath of allegiance and $10,000 bond.

William Peirce New Orleans, La. Oct. 20, 1861 Released Nov. 11, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

C. D. French Baltimore, Md. Oct. 16, 1861 Released Nov. 26, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

Joseph Shaney Baltimore, Md. Nov. 12, 1861 Released December 12, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

L. G. Quinlan . . . do. . . Sept. 13, 1861 Released Nov. 26, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

John Shaney . . . do. . . Nov. 12, 1861 Released December 12, 1861; took oath of allegiance.

Nicholas Dunn Waterford, Ireland . . . do. . . Released Jan. 29, 1862; took oath of allegiance.
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1862.

Samuel Trader, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance and to be employed as a shipbuilder.

J. W. Dixon, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance and to be employed as a shipbuilder.

Michael Dixon, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance.

William Gladstone, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance and to be employed as a carpenter or to volunteer.

John Monroe, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance

Daniel Hunt, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance.

John Rowzie, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance.

Samuel T. Walker, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance.

William P. Speer, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance and agreeing not to go to our lines or encampments.

Isaac Wybert, to be held as a prisoner of war, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance and agreeing not to go to any place in the vicinity of our camps.

C. White, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance; W. P. Flood, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance.

James E. McCabe, to be discharged on taking the oath of allegiance.

1861.

William Woods says:
I am from Clay County, Mo. ; have lived for the last three years in Los Angeles County, Cal. ; came to California in 1850; have lived the most of the time in Sierra and Plumas Counties, except the time that I lived in Los Angeles; lived in Sierra County from 1852 to 1854. Was engaged in mining; lived with a man by the name of Carpenter in Los Angeles; left Los Angeles alone; joined the party at El Monte; knew a portion of the party were at El Monte when I left Los Angeles; my sympathies have heretofore been with the South, having been born there; if I were in Missouri and obliged to take sides it is hard to say which side I would take; have no objections to taking the oath of allegiance; am thirty years of age.

Charles Benbrook says:
Am from Simpson County, Ky. ; left Mariposa County on the 26th day of October, 1861; lived in Mariposa County since August, 1850, when Sands and myself left Mariposa together; left Mariposa with the intention of spending the winter in Los Angeles; when I got to Los Angeles I found a party was forming to go to Sonora, Mexico, and joined it; was acquainted with Wilson before I started; he had left Mariposa some time before I left; had no idea of meeting Wilson on the trip; I left Kentucky when I was a boy; came to California in 1849 from Texas; do not like to take the oath of allegiance if it can be avoided; have never held the doctrine that any Sate has a right to secede; will never take arms against the Government of the United States under any circumstances.

William Sands says:
I am from Mariposa; came to California in 1849; lived ten years in Calaveras County; I was born in Wilson County, Tenn. ; came to California from Memphis, Tenn. ; Charles Benbrook left Mariposa with me; we started to got to Sonora, Mexico; were going to Sonora to better our condition; my sympathies are with my people; if I were in Tennessee I can't say which side I would take in the present war; do not think that one State alone has any right to secede; am willing to take the oath of allegiance; am forty years of age.

William Edwards says:
I am from Arkansas; came to California in 1854; have resided principally in Mariposa County until within the last two years, which time I have resided in Mono and Carson Valleys; came from Mono to this place in company with J. Lawrence; left Mono with the intention of spending the winter in Los Angeles, and then returning to Mono; met some acquantances at Los Angeles who were going to Sonora, Mexico, and concluded to go with them; expected no difficulty in getting to Sonora, unless it should be with Indians; was going to Sonora prospecting, and if I found nothing there that suited me to return to California; have mining claims at Mono; my people are residing in Arkansas; am a Union man; do not believe in the right of secession; am willing to take the oath of allegiance; am twenty-two years old.

Augustus Tappin. -A native of York County, Va. ; thirty-eight years old; a married man; owns no land; farms upon rented land and gets oyesters. Arrested at his own home on the 13th or 14th of June in Elizabeth City County, where he resided. Professes extreme loyalty and took the oath of allegiance.

William Hunt was arrested in Kentucky by General Nelson about October 1, 1861, taken to Camp Chase in Ohio, and afterward transferred to Fort Lafayette. He was charged with being a violent secessionist and attempting to aid the rebels with money and with recruiting men for the Confederate Army. He was released by order of the Secretary of State December 7, 1861, on taking the oath of allegiance.

James H. Hall was arrested October 2, 1861, at Maysville, Ky., by General Nelson, committed to Camp Chase and afterward transferred to Fort Lafayette by order of the secretary of State. Hall was charged with having strong secession sympathies and with assisting the rebels with money and men. He was released December 7, 1861, by order of the Secretary of State on taking the oath of allegiance.

Henry G. Thurber, of Oldham County, Ky., was arrested on or about the 24th of September, 1861, by the Home Guard of Kentucky, under orders of General Anderson, charged with disloyal and seditious conduct and particularly with conspiring to levy war against the United States. After his arrest he was sent to Fort Lafayette by order of the Secretary of State and was afterward transferred to Fort Warren. On the 28th of November, 1861, Thurber was released from confinement on taking the oath of allegiance with stipulations against future misconduct.

Political prisoners taken, released at Fort McHenry, Md.

Name. Date of confinement. Residence. How disposed of.

Richard F. Moran June 25, 1861 Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance July 16, 1861.

Fred'k Ellenbrook June 29, 1861 Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance July 11, 1861.

James Clayton July 8, 1861, Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance July16, 1861.

Clinton James Aug. 3, 1861, Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance Aug. 6, 1861.

Alexander W. Ward Aug. 5, 1861 First officer of steamer George Weems. Released on oath of allegiance Aug. 6, 1861.

John W. Selby Aug. 13, 1861, Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance Aug. 16, 1861.

Albert Brummel Aug. 20, 1861, Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance Sept. 13, 1861.

John S. Bacon Oct. 23, 1861, Released on oath of allegiance Oct. 29, 1861.

John Leavy Sept. 6, 1861 Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance Sept. 7, 1861.

Martin Bruggy Sept. 6, 1861 Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance Sept. 7, 1861.

William J. Ellis Sept. 10, 1861 Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance Sept. 17, 1861.

James Harker, Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance Sept. 17, 1861.

John G. Grove Nov. 4, 1861 Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance Nov. 26, 1861.

Emanuel C. Wade Nov. 6, 1861 Baltimore County, Released on oath of allegiance Nov. 29, 1861.

Charles R. Coleman Nov. 16, 1861 Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance Nov. 19, 1861.

John W. Davis December 4, 1861 Baltimore, Md. Released on oath of allegiance Jan. 2, 1862.

Lawrence T. Johnson December 23, 1861 Northampton County, Va. Released on oath of allegiance Jan. 29, 1862.

COURT- MARTIAL ORDERS, Washington, November 3, 1865.

John H. Winston, citizen, sentenced by a military commission "that he be imprisoned for the period of five years at hard labor, with ball and chain, at such place as the commanding general may direct," as promulgated in General Orders, Numbers 70, headquarters Department of the Missouri, Saint Louis, Mo., May 12, 1864, and now undergoing execution of sentence in the penitentiary at Jefferson City, Mo., in view of the circumstances connected with the case, and upon the recommendation of the Judge- Advocate- General, the prisoner will be released from confinement upon taking the oath of allegiance.

Samuel L. Winston, citizen, sentenced by a military commission "to be confined at hard labor for the period of ten years in such prison as the commanding general may direct,' as promulgated in General Orders, No. 127, headquarters Department of the Missouri, Saint Louis, Mo., July 21, 1864, and now undergoing execution of sentence in the penitentiary at Jefferson City, Mo., in view of the circumstances connected with the case, and upon the recommendation of the Judge- Advocate- General, the prisoner will be released from confinement upon taking the oath of allegiance.

Prisoners confined in the Old Capitol Prison, be released on taking the oath of allegiance.

George Dent, sr.
George Dent, Jr.
Thomas A. Jones.
Rudolph Watkins.
George S. Watkins.
George F. Harbin.
They will neither leave the State of Maryland nor enter any of the States in insurrection against the authority of the Government of the United States, nor hold any correspondence whatever with persons residing in those States during the present hostilities without permission from the Secretary of State, and also that they will not do anything hostile to the United States during the present insurrection.

STATE OF NEW YORK, County of Kings.

I, Marcus C. Stanley, do solemnly swear that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States against all enemies whether domestic or foreign and that I will bear true faith, allegiance and loyalty t othe same any ordinance, resolution or law of any State convention or legislature to the contrary notwithstanding; and further that I do this with a full determination, pledge and purpose without any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever. So help me God.

Isaac G. Mask, of Baltimore, was arrested by General Dix on the 16th of October, 1861, and sent to Fort Lafayette from whence he was afterward transferred to Fort Warren. Mask was detected in treasobnable correspondence with persons in Virginia, giving information of expeditions in course of preparation by the Government with the avowed treasonable intent that such information should be communicated to the military and other authorities of the rebels for the benefit of their cause. His guilt was clearly established and is not denied. On the 10th of January, 1862, Mask who is a man in humble position and circumstances was released from custody on taking the oath of allegiance.

Disposition made of citizen prisoners at Camp Chase and Wheeling,1862.

Arnold, James. . Gilmer County, Va. . Released on oath and bond.

Allen, William H., sr. . Kanawha County, Va. . Released on oath.

Bright, Matthew. . Harrison County, Va. . Released on oath.

Boggs. Wesley. . Webster County, Va. Released on oath.

Barnett, N. D. . Braxton County, Va. Released on oath.

Baumgardner, Jacob. . Guyandotte, Va. . Do.

Bowman, A. C. . Barbour County, Va. . Do.

Burner L. . Pocahontas County, Va. . Do.

Byard, Benj. . Wetzel County, Va. . Do.

Bennett, Hezekiah. . Pendleton County, Va. . Do.

Butcher, Harvey B. . Roane County, Va. . Do.

Coffman, J. W. . Harrison County, Va. . Do.

Cooper, Dr. F. W. . Roane County, Va. Released on oath and to live in Ohio.

Cool, Jesse. . Webster County, Va. . Released on oath.

Cogar, Tunis. . Webster County, Va. . Released on oath and bond

Cavendish, John. . Fayette County, Va. . Do.

Crawford, W. S. . Hampshire County, Va. . Do.

Cain, Michael. . . . do. . Rel and bond.

Dillon, R. H. . Kanawha County, Va. . Released on oath.

Dulin, Francis. . Wirt County, Va. . Do.

Dent, Cornelius. . . . do. . Do.

Dunn, John. . Hampshire County, Va. . Released on oath and to live in Ohio.

Charles Clay. -Aged sixty-three. Born in Virginia; has lived in Raleigh County twelve years. Says he is a secessionist and on the Southern side. Has two sons in Floyd's brigade, in Captains Pate's or Adams' companies. Has done all in his power for the families of volunteers in the Southern army. Does not know of rwhat he is arrested. Says he went to hunt up some cattle and hogs driven by the wife of a volunteer into the mountains when the Northern troops went to Raleigh Court-House. Did not expect them to return so soon, but they met him in the road on his return home, took him prisoner, and compelled him to show them where they could cross the creek, and then discharged him. Says he never had anything to do with the Northern army or with the Union man, except in this instance. Says he has slept out in the mountains at night to avoid them. I examined Colonel Coleman, the member of the legislature of Virginia from Fayette [and] Raleigh, and Mr. McDonald, the member from Wyoming, and they neither knew enough of this man to say whether he was worthy of credit. I recommend his discharge on taking the oath of allegiance.

Greenville Clay. -Son of Charles Clay; does not know for what he was arrested. Never had any connection with the Northern army or the Union men. Once met a a squad of Yankees on the road. They asked him the condition of the bridges and passed. He had nothing to do with the Northern army or the Union men. Has two brothers in the Southern army, one in Captain Adams', the other in Captain Pate's company, Floyd's brigade. In the spring put in a crop in partnership with one of his brothers. It was afterwards agreed one of them should volunteer. His brother being unmarried, volunteered in Captain Pate's company. Has aided the families of the Southern volunteers by cutting their grain in harvest, and by other labor. I have examined Colonel Coleman and Mr. McDonald. They can throw no light on this case. I recommend his discharge on taking the oath of allegiance.