Lambdin P. Milligan

Lambdin P. Milligan

Lambdin Purdy Milligan (March 24 1812 – December 21 1899) was a lawyer, farmer, and a leader of the Knights of the Golden Circle.

Milligan lived in Huntington, near Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He was an outspoken individual who protested the American Civil War, and a Confederate sympathizer. He is mostly remembered for the case of Ex parte Milligan, where he filed for an appeal after he was condemned to die without evidence.

Milligan and four others were accused of planning to steal Union weapons and invade Union prisoner-of-war camps. They were sentenced to hang by a military court in 1864. However, their execution was not set until May 1865, so they were able to argue the case after the Civil War ended.

See also

*"Copperheads"
*"David Davis"
*"habeas corpus"
*"Sons of Liberty"
*"Unitary executive theory"

External links

* [http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.huntington&m=4860 Lambdin P. Milligan Biosketch RootsWeb.com]


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