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United States. Supreme Court Review of the Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, in the cases of Lambdin P. Milligan and others, the Indiana Conspirators.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08445.02 Author/Creator: United States. Supreme Court Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1867 Pagination: 24 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Original printing of the Supreme Court's April 3, 1866 decision in Ex Parte Milligan, rejecting the military's claim of legal jurisdiction to try and sentence Lambdin P. Milligan and other so-called "Butternuts," Confederate supporters in southern Indiana. Published by the Union Congressional Executive Committee, Washington, D.C. Printed by Chronicle Print.

Milligan, Lambdin P., fl. 1867
United States. Supreme Court

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