An officer is assigned to protect Washington from secessionists, and a controversial letter from Winfield Scott becomes public.
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The Ordeal of Charles P. Stone
February 9, 1862 – Federal troops led by General George Sykes arrested Brigadier General Charles P. Stone in the early morning hours after new “evidence”
The Arrest of Charles P. Stone
January 28, 1862 – Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton issued orders to arrest Brigadier General Charles P. Stone for his role in the Ball’s