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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01265.16 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil war loyalty pamphlets |
| Title | Military arrests in time of war |
| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Whiting, William (1813-1873) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by the Government Printing Office. Written as Solicitor of the War Department. The work serves as a guide for military arrests during war. Discusses various topics such as the Enrollment Act of 1863, arrests on suspicion, martial law, and Habeas Corpus. Includes table of contents and an appendix entitled "instructions of the war department to officers having charge of deserters." |
| Subjects | Military History Military Law Habeas Corpus Civil Rights Civil War Law US Constitution Desertion Union Forces |
| People | Whiting, William (1813-1873) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Representative from Massachusetts; born in Concord, Mass., on March 3, 1813; attended Concord Academy and was graduated from Harvard University in 1833; taught school in Plymouth and Concord, Mass.; was graduated from the law department of Harvard University in 1838; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Boston; solicitor of the War Department 1862-1865; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1873, until death in Boston, Mass., June 29, 1873. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |