POW FLA.

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Yet still one more extract from the New York Times archives courtesy Freeper and Homer Simpson.

Conflict brewing, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Secession. War a-brewing.

"THE NATIONAL TROUBLES: A Lieutenant in the Navy Treated by the Floridians as a Prisoner of War; THE POLITICAL CRISIS: EMANCIPATION OF THE BORDER STATES (2/2/1861)"

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 2/2/1861

"WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. 1. The first prisoner of war, Lieut. JAMES E. JOUETT, arrived here to-day, and reported himself to Secretary TOUCEY. Lieut. JOUETT is attached to the steamer Crusader, now in the Gulf, but was temporarily employed on the Wyandotte. He went ashore at Pensacola, and was immediately seized as a prisoner, but released on parole of honor not to bear arms against the State of Florida, and a passport was furnished him. Having proceeded to New Orleans, with the hope of being able to join his vessel from that point, he was again threatened"

LIEUTENANT JOUETT USN THE FIRST PRISONER-OF-WAR [POW] OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR? CAPTURED BY INSURGETS PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, IMMEDIATELY PAROLED AND RELEASED. 

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