Life span: 04/01/1824 to 05/16/1870TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Egbert FarnumPlace of Birth: New JerseyBurial Place: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateOccupation: MilitaryBusinessmanRelation to Slavery: OtherOther Relation to Slavery: Indicted officer of the slave ship "Wanderer" 1860Government: Grant Administration (1869-77)Military: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/01/1860 05/02/1860 In Charleston, South Carolina, sympathizers briefly rescue indicted slave ship officer from jail 05/21/1860 05/21/1860 In Charleston, South Carolina, Charles Lamar and others are fined $250 for obstructing federal justice 05/21/1860 05/21/1860 Purser of slave ship Wanderer goes on trial in Charleston, South Carolina for piracy 11/12/1860 11/12/1860 In Charleston, South Carolina, all charges in the Wanderer slave ship case are dropped Major TopicsSlavery Documents Images John Egbert Farnum John Egbert Farnum, detail Bibliography
