Thomas F. Harney

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(10-13-2014 04:38 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  John, thank you very much for all this information! What surprises me is that this was certainly a very serious mission, and I assume Harney was captured/arrested with his munitions, but he simply agreed to take the oath of allegiance and was freed.

The release was not as quick as you infer. He was arrested April 10 and taken to D.C. and put in "Old Capitol".. from there he was transferred to Elmira and in July he took the oath. (Remember , now the war was over) and he "evaporated"

Another item that I haven't cleared up - Thomas F. Harney of the Engineering Bureau, was arrested in Richmond on April 3rd WHAT? Yes! I have the record, but no details and no more information. It may be an Error for the April 10 arrest.

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Laurie. You mentioned Augustus Spencer Howell. Rest Easy - he is not forgotten or ignored. He was b 1835, at Bryantown, Charles Co.
d 12 Dec 1869 @ 34. Burial Congressional. 1860 he was a Hotel Keeper. Fa. was Gustavus Howell (d 1836) Mo. Emaline (Shown on only 1 record, others say "none"). He was single. Siblings: John Henry 1825 -1881, who married Joanna Harbin 1828 - 1909. Joanna's brother was Thomas H. Harbin. b Nov 2 1833, d Washington 1885 (Worked at National Hotel, owned by Dr Richard H. Stuart.)
I will add more, as time permits - better still "His own Story".