Lincoln closed down newspapers in the North because they opposed the war.
Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus and imprisoned thousands of citizens for opposing the war.
On 26 December 1862, Lincoln ordered the largest mass execution in American history - 39 Sioux Indians in Minnesota whose guilt could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus and imprisoned thousands of citizens for opposing the war.
On 26 December 1862, Lincoln ordered the largest mass execution in American history - 39 Sioux Indians in Minnesota whose guilt could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.