Union generals took measures to prevent newspapers from publishing battle plans and to keep Confederate sympathizers from aiding the enemy by disseminating military information or discouraging enlistments.Īt the time, President Abraham Lincoln’s political opponents argued that these measures went beyond those necessary to execute the war.
The federal government restricted constitutional liberties during the Civil War (1861–1865), including freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Lincoln and his administration supported restrictions on the press and free speech during the Civil War. McClernand in this this photo taken not long after the Civil War’s first battle on northern soil in Antietam, Maryland on October 3, 1862.
Allan Pinkerton, President Abraham Lincoln, and Major General John A.
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