Lambdin P. Milligan

Lambdin P. Milligan had been arrested in 1864, charged with aiding the Confederacy, conspiring to free Confederate prisoners, and inciting insurrection. Arrested in his Indiana home by the Union general in command of the state, Milligan had been active in a secret society friendly to…

…in overturning the conviction of Lambdin Milligan, who had been charged with aiding the Confederacy. He also opposed the expansion of federal power and urged conciliation with the Confederacy—all unpopular stances, especially within the Union.