Joshua E. Kastenberg is an active duty officer in the United States Air Force with more than twenty years of service. He is assigned to the Judge Advocate General’s Corps as a military judge. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Origins of a Maryland Secessionist2. Harris and Secession, 1861–18633. Congress and the War4. “A damning speech,” the Roots of a Trial5. The Democratic Party Convention of 18646. The Military Prosecution of a Congressman7. Aftermath of the Trial, 1865–1892ConclusionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Joshua E. Kastenberg is an active duty officer in the United States Air Force with more than twenty years of service. He is assigned to the Judge Advocate General’s Corps as a military judge. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Origins of a Maryland Secessionist2. Harris and Secession, 1861–18633. Congress and the War4. “A damning speech,” the Roots of a Trial5. The Democratic Party Convention of 18646. The Military Prosecution of a Congressman7. Aftermath of the Trial, 1865–1892ConclusionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Joshua E. Kastenberg is an active duty officer in the United States Air Force with more than twenty years of service. He is assigned to the Judge Advocate General’s Corps as a military judge. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Origins of a Maryland Secessionist2. Harris and Secession, 1861–18633. Congress and the War4. “A damning speech,” the Roots of a Trial5. The Democratic Party Convention of 18646. The Military Prosecution of a Congressman7. Aftermath of the Trial, 1865–1892ConclusionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex