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Title: Treason on Trial: The United States v. Jefferson Davis (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)

Author : Robert Icenhauer-Ramirez

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ISBN-10 : 0807170801

ISBN-13 : 9780807170809

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Treason on Trial: The United States v. Jefferson Davis (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War) BY Robert Icenhauer-Ramirez

Read Online and Download Treason on Trial: The United States v. Jefferson Davis (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War). In the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, federal officials captured, imprisoned, and indicted Jefferson Davis for treason. If found guilty, the former Confederate president faced execution for his role in levying war against the United States. Although the federal government pursued the charges for over four years, the case never went to trial. In this comprehensive analysis of the saga, Treason on Trial, Robert Icenhauer-Ramirez suggests that while national politics played a role in the trial's direction, the actions of lesser-known individuals ultimately resulted in the failure to convict Davis.Early on, two primary factions argued against trying the case. Influential northerners dreaded the prospect of a public trial, fearing it would reopen the wounds of the war and make a martyr of Davis. Conversely, white southerners pointed to the treatment and prosecution of Davis as vindictive on the part of the federal government. Moreover, they maintained, the right to secede from the .

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