Lambdin Purdy Milligan (March 24, 1812 – December 21, 1899) was an American lawyer and farmer who was the subject of Ex parte Milligan 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 2 (1866), a landmark case by the Supreme Court of the United States. He was known for his...
Ex parte Milligan, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 2 (1866), is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that ruled that the use of military tribunals to try civilians when civil courts are operating is unconstitutional. In Ex parte Milligan, the Court was...
In the 1860s, the Peace Democrats, also known as Copperheads, were a faction of the Democratic Party in the North who opposed the American Civil War and wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates. Republicans started labeling...
Milligan is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, coming from the Irish Ó Maolagáin, literally meaning 'grandson of the bald man'.
The Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC) was a secret society founded in 1854 by American George W. L. Bickley. Its objective was initially to expand the United States into Latin America, adding slave states and ensuring the permanent continuance of...
Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a...
The Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, 12 Stat. 755 (1863), entitled An Act relating to Habeas Corpus, and regulating Judicial Proceedings in Certain Cases, was an Act of Congress that authorized the President of the United States to suspend the right of...
Clement Laird Vallandigham ( və-LAN-dig-əm; July 29, 1820 – June 17, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who was the leader of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War. He served two terms for Ohio's 3rd...
In United States law, habeas corpus () is a recourse challenging the reasons or conditions of a person's confinement. Petitioning the government for habeas corpus is a right in the United States. Individual states may also afford persons the...