The War in the North

Introduction
Lincoln saved the union, but at a terrible cost to America's democracy and freedoms

Lincoln and Race
President Lincoln's address to a black delegation in 1862, revealing his thoughts on race

Maryland
The Lincoln Administration's crackdown on Maryland

Occupied Maryland
Federal documents dealing with martial law in Maryland

Maryland Peace Party
A pamphlet from the anti-government forces in Maryland

Habeas Corpus
The suspension of Habeas Corpus in the North by the Lincoln administration during the war

Copperhead
A Northern newspaper editor fights the administration after it closes down his press in response to anti-government articles

Draft of 1862
The first draft in the North took place in 1862, a year earlier than many sources say

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