John Merryman

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John Merryman (August 9, 1824 - November 15, 1881) was the petitioner in one of the best known habeas corpus cases of the American Civil War. A resident of Cockeysville, Baltimore County Maryland, Merryman was an officer in the Maryland State Militia unit that was tasked with disabling the railroad bridges into Baltimore following the Pratt Street Riot. Merryman was arrested at his home in Cockeysville by Union troops and imprisoned without charge.

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Born:
August 9, 1824
Died:
November 15, 1881

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