Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War

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Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
"Baltimore is to be the Battlefield of the Southern Revolution"
The Baltimore Riot and the Formation of Lincoln's Habeas Corpus Policy	p. 10
"A Collision of Civil and Military Authority"
The Arrest and Incarceration of John Merryman	p. 25
"Prosecute Your Best Cases - Not the Weak and Doubtful"
The Difficulty of Punishing Disloyalty in the Loyal States	p. 44
"Necessity is the Tyrant's Plea"
The Habeas Corpus Act, Part I: Congressional Reaction to Military Arrests and Tribunals	p. 64
"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	p. 90
Epilogue "Habeas Corpus John"	p. 107
Notes	p. 123
Bibliography	p. 165
Index	p. 185
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