Abraham Lincoln and treason in the Civil War

the trials of John Merryman

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Abraham Lincoln and treason in the Civil War

the trials of John Merryman

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Abraham Lincoln and treason in the Civil War: the trials of John Merryman
2011, Louisiana State University Press
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Table of Contents

"Baltimore is to be the battlefield of the southern revolution": the Baltimore riot and the formation of Lincoln's habeas corpus policy
"A collision of civil and military authority": the arrest and incarceration of John Merryman
"Prosecute your best cases not the weak and doubtful": the difficulty of punishing disloyalty in the loyal states
"Necessity is the tyrant's plea": the Habeas Corpus Act, part I: congressional reaction to military arrests and tribunals
"The government must in some way sustain you in your official acts": the Habeas Corpus Act, part II: the failure of congress to protect those waging war
Epilogue: "Habeas Corpus John".

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Baton Rouge
Series
Conflicting worlds: new dimensions of the American Civil War

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.7
Library of Congress
E458.8 .W58 2011, E458.8.W58 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24839938M
Internet Archive
abrahamlincolntr00whit
ISBN 13
9780807142141, 9780807142158, 9780807142165, 9780807142172, 9780807143469
LCCN
2011015406
OCLC/WorldCat
712931355

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