This book focuses on the post-Civil War Treason Prosecution of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, which was seen as a test case on the major question that animated the Civil War: the constitutionality of secession.
Cynthia Nicoletti describes the interactions of the lawyers who worked on both sides of the Davis case - who saw its potential to disrupt the verdict of the battl.
The case never went to trial because it threatened to undercut the meaning and significance of Union victory.
This book focuses on the post-Civil War Treason Prosecution of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, which was seen as a test case on the major question that animated the Civil War: the constitutionality of secession