Graduation Term
3-15-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Department of History
Committee Chair
Stewart Winger
Abstract
This thesis examines the political life of Judge David Davis, his drafting of Ex parte Milligan, and the opinion’s impact on the partisanship and political instability of Reconstruction.
Recommended Citation
Moreland, John Lewis, "A Law for Rulers and People: David Davis, Ex Parte Milligan, and Constitutional Liberalism during the Civil War Era" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 587.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/587
DOI
http://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2016.Moreland.J
Page Count
162