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S8 Ep1084: Michael Vorenberg discusses how the government used military tribunals to try Lincoln's conspirators and Andersonville commandant
Michael Vorenberg discusses how the government used military tribunals to try Lincoln's conspirators and Andersonville commandant Henry Wirz, arguing a state of war still existed. Secretary of War Stanton hoped to implicate Jefferson Davis in these crimes to justify execution, but Wirz refused to provide such testimony before hanging. (12)1865
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