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A Confederate in Congress

- The Civil War Treason Trial of Benjamin Gwinn Harris
Af: Joshua E. Kastenberg Engelsk Paperback

A Confederate in Congress

- The Civil War Treason Trial of Benjamin Gwinn Harris
Af: Joshua E. Kastenberg Engelsk Paperback
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In May 1865, the final month of the Civil War, the U.S. Army arrested and prosecuted a sitting congressman in a military trial in the border state of Maryland, though the federal criminal courts in the state were functioning. Convicted of aiding and abetting paroled Confederate soldiers, Benjamin Gwinn Harris of Maryland''s Fifth Congressional District was imprisoned and barred from holding public office.

Harris was a firebrand--effectively a Confederate serving in Congress--and had long advocated the constitutionality of slavery and the right of states to secede from the Union. This first-ever book-length analysis of the unusual trial examines the prevailing opinions in Southern Maryland and in the War Department regarding slavery, treason and the Constitution''s guarantee of property rights and freedom of speech.

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In May 1865, the final month of the Civil War, the U.S. Army arrested and prosecuted a sitting congressman in a military trial in the border state of Maryland, though the federal criminal courts in the state were functioning. Convicted of aiding and abetting paroled Confederate soldiers, Benjamin Gwinn Harris of Maryland''s Fifth Congressional District was imprisoned and barred from holding public office.

Harris was a firebrand--effectively a Confederate serving in Congress--and had long advocated the constitutionality of slavery and the right of states to secede from the Union. This first-ever book-length analysis of the unusual trial examines the prevailing opinions in Southern Maryland and in the War Department regarding slavery, treason and the Constitution''s guarantee of property rights and freedom of speech.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 208
ISBN-13: 9781476664897
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1476664897
Udg. Dato: 28 okt 2016
Længde: 11mm
Bredde: 152mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 28 okt 2016
Forfatter(e): Joshua E. Kastenberg
Forfatter(e) Joshua E. Kastenberg


Kategori USA: Exploration and Expansion


ISBN-13 9781476664897


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 208


Udgave


Længde 11mm


Bredde 152mm


Højde 229mm


Udg. Dato 28 okt 2016


Oplagsdato 28 okt 2016


Forlag McFarland & Co Inc

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