Richard Bennett Carmichael

Richard Bennett Carmichael (December 25, 1807 – October 21, 1884) was an American politician from Maryland.

In November 1861, federal officials arrested three men charged with interfering with the election process after they heckled Unionists at a rally.

As a result, Secretary of State William Seward ordered Judge Carmichael's arrest.

[1] On May 27, 1862, Union Army General John Adams Dix in turn, issued orders for the arrest of Judge Carmichael, now suspected of being a southern sympathizer.

A man named John L. Bishop beat Carmichael over the head with his pistol until the judge was unconscious.