Conflicting worlds : new dimensions of the American Civil War
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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"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"
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PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865-- Views on civil rights
Merryman, John,1824-1881
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Civil rights-- United States-- History-- 19th century
Habeas corpus-- United States-- History-- 19th century
Traitors-- United States-- History-- 19th century
Treason-- United States-- History-- 19th century
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Collaborationists