Abraham Lincoln And Treason In The Civil War

Author : Jonathan W. White
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780807142158

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Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War by Jonathan W. White Pdf

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.

Author : Gerrit Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Reconstruction
ISBN : PRNC:32101013694631

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No Treason in Civil War by Gerrit Smith Pdf

Author : William Alan Blair
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469614052

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With Malice Toward Some by William Alan Blair Pdf

With Malice toward Some: Treason and Loyalty in the Civil War Era

Author : Gerrit SMITH (of Peterboro, N.Y.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022421395

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No treason in civil war. Speech of Gerrit Smith, at Cooper Institute, New-York, June 8, 1865 by Gerrit SMITH (of Peterboro, N.Y.) Pdf

Author : Jonathan W. White
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807174326

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Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln by Jonathan W. White Pdf

The Union army’s overwhelming vote for Abraham Lincoln in the 1864 presidential election has led many Civil War scholars to conclude that the soldiers supported the Republican Party and its effort to abolish slavery. In Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln, Jonathan W. White challenges this reigning paradigm in Civil War historiography, arguing that the army vote is not a reliable index of ideological motivation or political sentiment. Although 78 percent of soldiers cast ballots for Lincoln, White contends that this was not due wholly to a political or social conversion to the Republican Party. Rather, he cites previously ignored mitigating factors such as voter turnout, intimidation at the polls, and soldiers’ choices in other elections that same year. While recognizing that many in the military changed their views on slavery and emancipation during the war, White suggests that a considerable number of soldiers who voted for Lincoln still rejected the Republican platform or disagreed with his views on slavery. For them, like many northerners, a vote for the Democratic ticket was considered to be treasonous and an admission of defeat. Using previously untapped court-martial records from the National Archives, as well as manuscript collections from across the country, White convincingly revises many commonly held assumptions about the Civil War era and provides a deeper understanding of the Union army.

Author : Cynthia Nicoletti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108415521

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Secession on Trial by Cynthia Nicoletti Pdf

This book explores the treason trial of President Jefferson Davis, where the question of secession's constitutionality was debated.

Author : Philip Hatfield, PhD
Publisher : 35th Star Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781737857594

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Treason on the Cape Fear by Philip Hatfield, PhD Pdf

Although rarely discussed by historians, events on North Carolina's southeastern coast during the months of January to April 1861 challenge the popular narrative that the Civil War began with President Abraham Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers following the attack on Fort Sumter. Treason on the Cape Fear demonstrates that hostilities were already in progress well before Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, 1861. Shortly after South Carolina's secession on December 20, 1860, President James Buchanan announced his intention to strengthen southern coastal forts. This agitated North Carolina's southeastern coastal residents' already tense mood, with fears of imminent invasion. However, when the Wilmington Journal falsely reported that Buchanan had sent two U.S. steamers carrying heavy artillery and soldiers to secure Fort Caswell, located south of the port city on the Cape Fear River, tensions escalated to the point of no return. On January 10, 1861, Wilmington city leaders ordered three hundred local militia deemed "The Cape Fear Minutemen" to capture Fort Caswell and Fort Johnston, without authorization from the Federal government, a blatant act of treason. Despite this, no legal action was taken as North Carolina Governor John W. Ellis simply apologized to President Buchanan and ordered the militia to immediately surrender the forts. Following the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, however, Ellis ordered the militia to recapture the forts, and this time no apology was given.

Author : Brian McGinty
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674061552

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The Body of John Merryman by Brian McGinty Pdf

When Chief Justice Taney declared Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus unconstitutional and demanded the release of John Merryman, Lincoln defied the order, offering a forceful counter-argument for the constitutionality of his actions. The result was one of the most significant cases in American legal history—a case that resonates in our own time.

Author : Thomas J. DiLorenzo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684510689

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The Problem with Lincoln by Thomas J. DiLorenzo Pdf

The Problem with Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was widely and deeply unpopular during his presidency. And for good reason. He overturned our original constitutional order, violated the rights of Americans both North and South, massively inflated the federal government, and plunged the nation into a wholly unnecessary war. Why? Not to free the slaves, as his hagiographers would have you believe, but out of personal ambition, greed for power, and, incidentally, to enrich the railroad interests that supported his political career. Court historians have turned King Lincoln into a secular saint, but what did Abraham Lincoln’s contemporaries know that has been forgotten or covered up? Bestselling author Thomas J. DiLorenzo debunks the pious myths to reveal the real Lincoln. In The Problem with Lincoln, you’ll learn: Why Lincoln was willing to accept a constitutional amendment guaranteeing slavery forever Why no American in 1861, Northerner or Southerner, believed that Lincoln had invaded the South to emancipate the slaves Why secession doesn’t fit the Constitution’s definition of treason—but Lincoln’s war on the South does Lincoln’s greatest failure: not ending slavery peacefully, as the rest of the world managed to do If you want the unvarnished truth about our sixteenth president, read The Problem with Lincoln.

Author : James F. Simon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743298469

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Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney by James F. Simon Pdf

The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and the president's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency. James Simon, author of the acclaimed What Kind of Nation -- an account of the battle between President Thomas Jefferson and Chief Justice John Marshall to define the new nation -- brings to vivid life the passionate struggle during the worst crisis in the nation's history, the Civil War. The issues that underlaid that crisis -- race, states' rights, and the president's wartime authority -- resonate today in the nation's political debate. Lincoln and Taney's bitter disagreements began with Taney's Dred Scott opinion in 1857, when the chief justice declared that the Constitution did not grant the black man any rights that the white man was bound to honor. In the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln attacked the opinion as a warped judicial interpretation of the Framers' intent and accused Taney of being a member of a pro-slavery national conspiracy. In his first inaugural address, President Lincoln insisted that the South had no legal right to secede. Taney, who administered the oath of office to Lincoln, believed that the South's secession was legal and in the best interests of both sections of the country. Once the Civil War began, Lincoln broadly interpreted his constitutional powers as commander in chief to prosecute the war, suspending the writ of habeas corpus, censoring the mails, and authorizing military courts to try civilians for treason. Taney opposed every presidential wartime initiative and openly challenged Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. He accused the president of assuming dictatorial powers in violation of the Constitution. Lincoln ignored Taney's protest, convinced that his actions were both constitutional and necessary to preserve the Union. Almost 150 years after Lincoln's and Taney's deaths, their words and actions reverberate in constitutional debate and political battle. Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney tells their dramatic story in fascinating detail.

Author : Charles M. Hubbard
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780809334551

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Lincoln, the Law, and Presidential Leadership by Charles M. Hubbard Pdf

From his early years as a small-town lawyer through his rise to the presidency, Abraham Lincoln respected the rule of law. Secession and the Civil War, however, led him to expand presidential power in ways that, over time, transformed American society. In this incisive essay collection, recognized scholars from a variety of academic disciplines—including history, political science, legal studies, and journalism—explore Lincoln’s actions as president and identify within his decision-making process his commitment to law and the principles of the Constitution. In so doing, they demonstrate how wartime pressures and problems required that Lincoln confront the constitutional limitations imposed on the chief executive, and they expose the difficulty and ambiguity associated with the protection of civil rights during the Civil War. The volume’s contributors not only address specific situations and issues that assisted in Lincoln’s development of a new understanding of law and its application but also show Lincoln’s remarkable presidential leadership. Among the topics covered are civil liberties during wartime; presidential pardons; the law and Lincoln’s decision-making process; Lincoln’s political ideology and its influence on his approach to citizenship; Lincoln’s defense of the Constitution, the Union, and popular government; constitutional restraints on Lincoln as he dealt with slavery and emancipation; the Lieber codes, which set forth how the military should deal with civilians and with prisoners of war; the loyalty (or treason) of government employees, including Lincoln’s domestic staff; and how Lincoln’s image has been used in presidential rhetoric. Although varied in their strategies and methodologies, these essays expand the understanding of Lincoln’s vision for a united nation grounded in the Constitution. Lincoln, the Law, and Presidential Leadership shows how the sixteenth president’s handling of complicated legal issues during the Civil War, which often put him at odds with the Supreme Court and Congress, brought the nation through the war intact and led to a transformation of the executive branch and American society.

Author : John Alexander Logan
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 787 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664646712

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The Great Conspiracy, Complete by John Alexander Logan Pdf

'The Great Conspiracy, Complete' by John Alexander Logan, is a comprehensive and meticulously researched historical account of the origins, evolution, and devastating consequences of the Confederacy's rebellion against the United States. Logan presents authentic facts with impartiality and fairness, and traces the history of the Great Conspiracy from its inception to the evil days of nullification and armed rebellion. He delves into the causes and controversies surrounding the growth of slavery, the protective tariffs, and the rising tensions between the North and the South.

Author : David E. Long
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : WISC:89062262225

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The Jewel of Liberty by David E. Long Pdf

The Jewel of Liberty marks a milestone in Civil War and Lincoln history, combining in-depth research with challenging new arguments to present the case for the election of 1864 -- which returned Lincoln to office to continue the war and cemented emancipation -- as the most important in American history. Had Lincoln lost, the Confederacy might have achieved its two main goals: independence as a nation and the perpetuation of slavery. Never in our past has the nature and future of the nation depended so much on the ballot box. - Publisher.

Author : Mark E. Neely Jr.
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807869024

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Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation by Mark E. Neely Jr. Pdf

The Civil War placed the U.S. Constitution under unprecedented--and, to this day, still unmatched--strain. In Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Mark Neely examines for the first time in one book the U.S. Constitution and its often overlooked cousin, the Confederate Constitution, and the ways the documents shaped the struggle for national survival. Previous scholars have examined wartime challenges to civil liberties and questions of presidential power, but Neely argues that the constitutional conflict extended to the largest questions of national existence. Drawing on judicial opinions, presidential state papers, and political pamphlets spiced with the everyday immediacy of the partisan press, Neely reveals how judges, lawyers, editors, politicians, and government officials, both North and South, used their constitutions to fight the war and save, or create, their nation. Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation illuminates how the U.S. Constitution not only survived its greatest test but emerged stronger after the war. That this happened at a time when the nation's very existence was threatened, Neely argues, speaks ultimately to the wisdom of the Union leadership, notably President Lincoln and his vision of the American nation.

Author : Larry Tagg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1611211263

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The Battles that Made Abraham Lincoln by Larry Tagg Pdf

Abraham Lincoln is a beloved American icon, widely considered to be our best president. It was not always so. This book is the first study of its kind to concentrate on what Lincoln's contemporaries thought of him during his lifetime, and the obstacles they set before him. Be forewarned: your preconceived notions are about to be shattered.