[Homer_J_Simpson]

Highly Important News: Two Thousand Rebels Routed in Western Virginia– 2-3
Battle in Western Virginia – 3
Military and Naval Movements – 3
Gen. Sickles’ Excelsior Brigade – 3
Editorial: The Death of Senator Douglas – 4
Editorial: The Habeas Corpus Case – 4
Death of Stephen A. Douglas – 4-5

[M Kehoe]

Thanks for all you do Professor.

I had to go to Ft. Monroe TDY in 1979-80.

Interesting place (just like Ft. Detrick, but different architecture).

The place looks like a fort from the 19th century. Has a moat, and used to have a drawbridge.

Today Ft. Monroe is TRADOC, but is still an active Army fort.

5.56mm

[BroJoeK]

"Editorial: The Habeas Corpus Case – 4"

Again our editors argue that the US Constitution was not intended for civil war and therefore laws of war and necessity take precedence over the Constitution.

In fact the Constitution does contemplate rebellion, insurrection, domestic violence, invasion and treason.
But the Constitution assumes that, as in declarations of war, Congress would take the required actions.
It did not contemplate that when the need arose Congress would be out of secession.

President Washington's 1792 Militia Act and President Jefferson's 1807 Insurrection Act both authorize the US President to call forth militias to suppress rebellions, insurrections & civil disorders.

In July 1861 Congress took up the Habeas Corpus question and

"...in the summer of 1861, Congress did adopt more general retroactive language rendering Lincoln's previous actions during the spring "in all respects legalized".[42]"

John Merryman was charged with treason, but Chief Justice Crazy Roger Taney refused to allow a trial, as did his successor, Chief Justice Salmon Chase.

[BroJoeK]

So far the Civil War has recorded 8 minor engagements with about 145 total casualties.

• 3 in Virginia
• 2 in South Carolina
• 1 in Maryland
• 1 in Missouri
• 1 in West Virginia

Date	Engagement	Military Units	Losses	Victor
April 12-14	Fort Sumter, SC	Confederate artillery, Union garrison	None	CSA
April 15	Evacuation of Fort Sumter, SC	Union garrison	Two Union soldiers killed, four wounded by accidental explosion	N.A.
April 19	Baltimore Riots, MD	MA 6th, PA 26th vs secessionist crowd	34 Union soldiers killed, four civilians killed	USA
May 10	St. Louis Riots, MO	Union forces vs secessionist crowd	4 Union soldiers killed, 3 prisoners, 28 civilians killed	USA
May 18-19	Sewell's Point, VA	Union naval squadron vs Confederate shore artillery	10 total	inconclusive
May 29- June 1	Aquila Creek, VA	Union naval squadron vs Confederate shore artillery	10 total	inconclusive
June 1	Fairfax Court House, VA	detachments from CSA & USA armies	8 on each side, 1 each killed	inconclusive
June 3	Philippi, WVA	Union Dept of Ohio (McClellan), CSA infantry	Union 4, CSA 26	USA