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PublisherLSU
ISBN-100807143464
ISBN-139780807143469
eBay Product ID (ePID)103997490
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
Publication NameAbraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War : the Trials of John Merryman
LanguageEnglish
SubjectConstitutional, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Civil Rights, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, Presidents & Heads of State, Legal History
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
AuthorJonathan W. White
Subject AreaLaw, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
SeriesConflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.2 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2011-015406
ReviewsJonathan W. White's short, pungent narrative and study of Ex parte Merryman teems with abundant new findings and sharp analysis., White's highly original book is a timely and significant contribution to the literature on both civil liberties during wartime and on the Lincoln administration.
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.7
SynopsisIn Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War, Jonathan White reveals how the arrest and prosecution of this little-known Baltimore farmer had a lasting impact on the Lincoln administration and Congress as they struggled to develop policies to deal with both northern traitors and southern rebels. His work sheds significant new light on several perennially controversial legal and constitutional issues in American history, including the nature and extent of presidential war powers, the development of national policies for dealing with disloyalty and treason, and the protection of civil liberties in wartime., In the spring of 1861, Union military authorities arrested Maryland farmer John Merryman on charges of treason against the United States for burning railroad bridges around Baltimore in an effort to prevent northern soldiers from reaching the capital. From his prison cell at Fort McHenry, Merryman petitioned Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Roger B. Taney for release through a writ of habeas corpus. Taney issued the writ, but President Abraham Lincoln ignored it. In mid-July Merryman was released, only to be indicted for treason in a Baltimore federal court. His case, however, never went to trial and federal prosecutors finally dismissed it in 1867. In Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War, Jonathan White reveals how the arrest and prosecution of this little-known Baltimore farmer had a lasting impact on the Lincoln administration and Congress as they struggled to develop policies to deal with both northern traitors and southern rebels. His work exposes several perennially controversial legal and constitutional issues in American history, including the nature and extent of presidential war powers, the development of national policies for dealing with disloyalty and treason, and the protection of civil liberties in wartime.
LC Classification NumberE458.8.W58 2011
