Abraham Lincoln and treason in the Civil War
Subtitle: the trials of John Merryman
By: Jonathan W. White
Series: Conflicting worlds: new dimensions of the American Civil War
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780807142141; 9780807142158; 9780807142165; 9780807142172; 9780807143469
Subjects: Collaborationists; Traitors; Trials, litigation; Habeas corpus; Views on civil rights; Civil rights; Treason; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Baltimore is to be the battlefield of the southern revolution": the Baltimore riot and the formation of Lincoln's habeas corpus policy; title: "A collision of civil and military authority": the arrest and incarceration of John Merryman; title: "Prosecute your best cases not the weak and doubtful": the difficulty of punishing disloyalty in the loyal states; title: "Necessity is the tyrant's plea": the Habeas Corpus Act, part I: congressional reaction to military arrests and tribunals; title: "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; title: Epilogue: "Habeas Corpus John".