What Happens if Maryland Goes Into the Confederacy?

During the early months of the civil war, people in baltimore come together and try to prevent troops from getting to washington d c. And so lincoln decides, ok, i need to do something about this. He he sends a letter to winfield scott authorizing him to suspend the writ of habeas corpus at any point on or in the vicinity of the military line. This is not without controversy. In fact, this becomes controversial almost immediately. On thursday we're going to talk about the merriman case, which comes from these riots in baltimore and reaches chief justice roger tawny, our favorite villain in this story.