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the trials of John Merryman

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the trials of John Merryman

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Louisiana State University Press
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Subjects

Collaborationists, Traitors, Trials, litigation, Habeas corpus, Views on civil rights, Civil rights, Treason, History, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, Civil rights, united states, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865

People

John Merryman (1824-1881), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Places

United States

Times

Civil War, 1861-1865, 19th century

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Abraham Lincoln and treason in the Civil War: the trials of John Merryman
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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.

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

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

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Pagination
p. cm.

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OL24839938M
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abrahamlincolntr00whit
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9780807142141, 9780807142158, 9780807142165, 9780807142172, 9780807143469
LCCN
2011015406
OCLC/WorldCat
712931355

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