LEADER 05190nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910450460103321 005 20211027182526.0 010 $a0-19-972897-6 010 $a1-280-44331-6 010 $a1-4237-3792-X 010 $a1-60129-914-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000028684 035 $a(EBL)3051891 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000153685 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11163982 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153685 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10405296 035 $a(PQKB)11443180 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3051891 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3051891 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10086865 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL44331 035 $a(OCoLC)707917750 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC241288 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL241288 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000028684 100 $a19900131d1991 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe fate of liberty$b[electronic resource] $eAbraham Lincoln and civil liberties /$fMark E. Neely, Jr 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d1991 215 $a1 online resource (297 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-508032-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $a""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Actions without Precedent""; ""2. Missouri and Martial Law""; ""3. Low Tide for Liberty""; ""4. Arrests Move South""; ""5. The Dark Side of the Civil War""; ""6. Numbers and Definitions""; ""7. The Revival of International Law""; ""8. The Irrelevance of the Milligan Decision""; ""9. The Democratic Opposition""; ""10. Lincoln and the Constitution""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Index of Prisoners of State""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V"" 327 $a""Index""""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z"" 330 $aIf Abraham Lincoln was known as the Great Emancipator, he was also the only president to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. Indeed, Lincoln's record on the Constitution and individual rights has fueled a century of debate, from charges that Democrats were singled out for harrassment to Gore Vidal's depiction of Lincoln as an "absolute dictator." Now, in the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Fate of Liberty, one of America's leading authorities on Lincoln wades straight into this controversy, showing just who was jailed and why, even as he explores the whole range of Lincoln's constitutional policies. Mark Neely depicts Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus as a well-intentioned attempt to deal with a floodtide of unforeseen events: the threat to Washington as Maryland flirted with secession, disintegrating public order in the border states, corruption among military contractors, the occupation of hostile Confederate territory, contraband trade with the South, and the outcry against the first draft in U.S. history. Drawing on letters from prisoners, records of military courts and federal prisons, memoirs, and federal archives, he paints a vivid picture of how Lincoln responded to these problems, how his policies were actually executed, and the virulent political debates that followed. Lincoln emerges from this account with this legendary statesmanship intact--mindful of political realities and prone to temper the sentences of military courts, concerned not with persecuting his opponents but with prosecuting the war efficiently. In addition, Neely explores the abuses of power under the regime of martial law: the routine torture of suspected deserters, widespread antisemitism among Union generals and officials, the common practice of seizing civilian hostages. He finds that though the system of military justice was flawed, it suffered less from merciless 330 8 $azeal, or political partisanship, than from inefficiency and the friction and complexities of modern war. Informed by a deep understanding of a unique period in American history, this incisive book takes a comprehensive look at the issues of civil liberties during Lincoln's administration, placing them firmly in the political context of the time. Written with keen insight and an intimate grasp of the original sources, The Fate of Liberty offers a vivid picture of the crises and chaos of a nation at war with itself, changing our understanding of this president and his most controversial policies.. 606 $aHabeas corpus$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aCivil rights$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xLaw and legislation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHabeas corpus$xHistory 615 0$aCivil rights$xHistory 676 $a973.7/092 700 $aNeely$b Mark E.$cJr.$01042562 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450460103321 996 $aThe fate of liberty$92468848 997 $aUNINA