Decision of Chief Justice Taney, in the case of Ex Parte John Merryman, Applying for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

by Civil War, Roger B. Taney

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First Philadelphia edition. 16pp. 8vo. Disbound, a bit brittle, chip at fore-edge. Sabin 48029. Item #377695 In April 1861, with the Civil War erupting, northern troops were rushed to Washington, D.C. to protect the capital, passing through Baltimore by rail. Although Maryland voted against secession at the end of April, pro Southern sentiment abounded in the planter society and the state militia was used to

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