25 mai 1861 - The Arrest of John Merryman
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John Merryman is arrested for attempting to hinder Union troops from moving from Baltimore to Washington during the Civil War. His lawyer looks to attain Habeas Corpus, but since Lincoln suspended the writ, the general at Ft. McHenry refused to turn in Merryman.
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