"…that on November 19th, 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis asked his Congress for a railway linking the eastern and western interior of the Confederacy?"
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John Merryman holding Ex parte decision.
Subject:
American Civil War; 1861-1865; Photograph; Portrait male; Occupation--Military--Soldier; Portrait male--Occupation--Politician 
Description:
Carte-de-visit of John Merryman (1824-1881.) Ex Parte Merryman, 17F. Cas. 144 (1861.) A well-known U.S. Federal court case, which arose out of the American Civil War. Gift of the family of Julian Sangston Clarke in memory of Julian Sangston Clarke, Jr. Actual donor for the family was Beatrice Griffith. From photograph album containing 47 cartes-de-visite of mostly Confederates and Confederate-sympathizers.
Date of Original:
ca. 1861
Collection:
Special Collections Department
Type/Size:
Image
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 