© Kathy Duncan, 2025
James S. Piper was still imprisoned in the old Capitol Building at the beginning of 1864. He was also still writing letters proclaiming his innocence.
Finally, on 2 April 1864, he took another Oath of Allegiance:
Then, also on 2 April 1864, the order was given for Piper to be freed:
One of the conditions of his release was that he was not to go south of the Potomac River. Piper seems to have honored that condition, but it did not stop him from returning to his circle of southern sympathizers. In September of 1864, he joined the Democratic Association, which was still meeting in Washington DC:
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