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Ex parte Milligan.

Authors :
BARRY, PETER J.
Source :
Indiana Magazine of History. Dec2013, Vol. 109 Issue 4, p354-379. 25p. 2 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

The article discusses the historiography of the 1866 U.S. Supreme Court case Ex parte Milligan. It examines the case's influence on historians, discusses the circumstances of the case, former U.S. Supreme Court justice David Davis, and discusses the scholarship concerning the case. It also discusses the legal concept of habeas corpus, Indiana attorney Lambdin Milligan, and the law during the U.S. Civil War.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00196673
Volume :
109
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Indiana Magazine of History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
93618778
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5378/indimagahist.109.4.0355