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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.059 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Proceedings of the bench and bar of Baltimore, upon the occasion of the death of the Hon. Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. |
| Date | 1864 |
| Author | Murphy, John (1812-1880) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Prints speeches of Maryland lawyers and judges eulogizing Taney. Includes speeches of William Price, District Attorney, Judge Giles, Mr. Wallis, William Schley, Judge Merrick, Andrew Sterett Ridgely, and Reverdy Johnson, an abolitionist who discusses Taney's decision on the Dred Scott case in 1857 and relates some anecdotes. Printed by John Murphy & Co. |
| Subjects | Supreme Court Law Death Government and Civics Abolition Reform Movement Slavery African American History Dred Scott |
| People | Murphy, John (1812-1880) Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864) Johnson, Reverdy (1796-1876) Scott, Dred (1809-1858) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Taney served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1836-1864. Major decisions during his lengthy tenure included Charles River Bridge Company vs. Warren Bridge in 1837, the Dred Scott decision in 1857, and Merryman, ex parte in 1861. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |