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UNINA9910136071903321 |
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Autore |
Kastenberg Joshua E. <1967-> |
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Titolo |
A confederate in congress : the Civil War treason trial of Benjamin Gwinn Harris / / Joshua E. Kastenberg |
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Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Trials (Treason) - Washington (D.C.) |
Military courts - Washington (D.C.) |
Slavery - Law and legislation - Maryland, Southern - History |
Secession - Maryland - History |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
United States Politics and government 1861-1865 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The origins of a Maryland secessionist -- 2. Harris and secession, 1861/1863 -- 3. Congress and the war -- 4." A damning speech," the roots of a trial -- 5. The Democratic Party Convention of 1864 -- 6. The military prosecution of a Congressman -- 7. Aftermath of the trial, 1865/1892. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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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