Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Fort McHenry” in chapter 14 of John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History:
...r enlisting men for the rebellion, and Chief Justice Taney of the United States Supreme Court, the famous author of the Dred Scott decision, issued a writ of habeas corpus to obtain his release from Fort McHenry .
Under the President's orders, General Cadwalader of course declined to obey the writ.
Upon this, the chief justice ordered the general's arrest for contempt, but the officer sent to serve the wr...
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