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On the recordSeptember 23, 1862
the writ of habeas corpus is suspended in respect to all persons arrested, or who are now or hereafter during the rebellion shall be imprisoned in any fort, camp, arsenal, military prison, or other place of confinement by any military authority or by the sentence of any court-martial or military commission
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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Proclamation 94—Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus

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