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Treason on Trial - The United States v. Jefferson Davis (Hardcover)
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Treason on Trial - The United States v. Jefferson Davis (Hardcover)
Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
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In the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, federal officials
captured, imprisoned, and indicted Jefferson Davis for treason. If
found guilty, the former Confederate president faced execution for
his role in levying war against the United States. Although the
federal government pursued the charges for over four years, the
case never went to trial. In this comprehensive analysis of the
saga, Treason on Trial, Robert Icenhauer-Ramirez suggests that
while national politics played a role in the trial's direction, the
actions of lesser-known individuals ultimately resulted in the
failure to convict Davis. Early on, two primary factions argued
against trying the case. Influential northerners dreaded the
prospect of a public trial, fearing it would reopen the wounds of
the war and make a martyr of Davis. Conversely, white southerners
pointed to the treatment and prosecution of Davis as vindictive on
the part of the federal government. Moreover, they maintained, the
right to secede from the Union remained within the bounds of the
law, effectively linking the treason charge against Davis with the
constitutionality of secession. While Icenhauer-Ramirez agrees that
politics played a role in the case, he suggests that focusing
exclusively on that aspect obscures the importance of the
participants. In the United States of America v. Jefferson Davis,
preeminent lawyers represented both parties. According to
Icenhauer-Ramirez, Lucius H. Chandler, the local prosecuting
attorney, lacked the skill and temperament necessary to put the
case on a footing that would lead to trial. In addition, Supreme
Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase had little desire to preside
over the divisive case and intentionally stymied the prosecution's
efforts. The deft analysis in Treason on Trial illustrates how
complications caused by Chandler and Chase led to a three-year
delay and, eventually, to the dismissal of the case in 1868, when
President Andrew Johnson granted blanket amnesty to those who
participated in the armed rebellion.
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