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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01547 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Proclamation of martial law in Richmond |
| Date | 1 March 1862 |
| Author | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Additional authors | Benjamin, Judah Philip (1811-1884) |
| Document Type | Government document; Military document; Legal document |
| Content Description | "I Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America do proclaim that martial law is hereby extended over the City of Richmond and the adjoining and surrounding country to the distance of ten miles." The word "Seal" with a circle around it is written on the second page, in place of an official seal. Signed as President of the Confederate States, written in the hand of Judah P. Benjamin, as Secretary of War. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Military Law Habeas Corpus Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Civil Rights |
| People | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Benjamin, Judah Philip (1811-1884) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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