Lincoln and the triumph of the nation : constitutional conflict in the American Civil War

Publication Data

• Title Lincoln and the triumph of the nation : constitutional conflict in the American Civil War
• Author Mark E. Neely
• Publisher University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date 2011
• Publication location Chapel Hill, N.C.
• Language English

Contents

Secession and anarchy : Lincoln's view of the constitution and the nation
Habeas corpus, the nation, and the presidency
The Emancipation Proclamation : the triumph of nationalism over racism and the constitution
Soldiers in the courtroom
The nation in the courts : the least dangerous branch fights the civil war
Secession : deratifying the constitution
The police state of Richmond
State rights in the confederacy.

Topics

• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 :: Views on the Constitution
• Constitutional history :: Confederate States of America
• Constitutional history :: United States
• Habeas corpus :: United States :: History
• Civil rights :: Confederate States of America :: History
• United States :: History :: Civil War, 1861-1865 :: Law and legislation
• United States

Lincoln and the triumph of the nation : constitutional conflict in the American Civil War by Mark E. Neely. ISBN 9780807835180. Published by University of North Carolina Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.