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Secret Courts Return to Civil War Era Trials in Indiana
The record recounts trials of Bowles, Milligan, Humphreys and others over the Sons of Liberty conspiracy. Jurisdictional fights, martial law questions, and sentences including hangings and life terms unfold, with executive commutations and appeals to the Supreme Court shaping the outcomes. Historical figures and locations such as Indiana, Columbus, Camp Morton, and President Johnson anchor the narrative. The piece notes subsequent real estate transfers in Sullivan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan W. Gordon
Bowles
Humphreys
Indiana
Martin M. Ray
Sons of Liberty
Virginia
Kentucky
Messrs
Humphreys and
John R. Coffroth
Lambdin P. Milligan
Robertson
Zumro
Missouri
Illinois
Kentuucky
Ohio
Democratic Party
Milligan
Horsey
Humph
Reys
Wright
Stockton
Greene County
Johnson
Columbus
United States Circuit Court For
District of Indiana
United States
Circuit Court
Military Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
General Hovey
War Department
Washington
Camp Morton
Repubiicans
Morrion
David Davis
Supreme Court
Morton
John W. Pettit
Indiana House of Representatives
J. FE. McDonald
Black
James A. Garfield
David Dudley Field
Speed
Stanberry
Benjamin F. Butler
Congress
Dodd
Thomas A. Hendricks
Benjamin Harrison