Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War: The Trials of John Merryman (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)
Jonathan W. White examines treason and legal conflict during the American Civil War, focusing on the trials of John Merryman. This study considers the broader constitutional and political questions surrounding those proceedings and places them within the complex history of the wartime United States.
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Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War explores the relationship between treason, law, and political authority during the American Civil War.
Focusing on the trials of John Merryman, Jonathan W. White considers a significant legal episode within the conflict.
The book places these trials in the wider context of the war and the constitutional questions associated with it.
Part of the Conflicting Worlds series, this study offers a focused examination of American Civil War history and legal controversy.
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