Published in 1869, American Bastile remains the most complete
account of arbitrary arrests made by the Lincoln administration
during the Civil War. One hundred cases of political prinsoners are
described in detail. Anyone speaking against the government or
against the war or resisting the draft was liable to military
arrest with transport to state prisons far from home. People
disappeared. They were held without trial and without being charged
with any crime. These practices were unknown to Americans even
under the English kings. It was not thought possible that
authorities could issue such orders or that anyone would carry them
out. American Bastile raises all the questions of state power and
individual liberty. What are the foundations of popular government.
What are the limits of executive authority in time of war. What are
the privileges and immunities of the American citizen.
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