The Body of John Merryman: Abraham Lincoln and the Suspension of Habeas Corpus by Brian McGinty

The Body of John Merryman: Abraham Lincoln and the Suspension of Habeas Corpus

Brian McGinty

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In April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus along the military line between Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. This allowed army officers to arrest and indefinitely detain persons who were interfering with militar...

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