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Habeas corpus suspended
Abraham Lincoln authorized the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus between Philadelphia and Washington, DC, after a riot in Baltimore, Maryland, endangered soldiers and civilians.
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Habeas corpus suspended nationwide
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton suspended habeas corpus nationwide.