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'''William H. McCardle''' (June 1, 1815 - April 28, 1893) was a writer and editor.<ref name=cd>{{Cite web|url=https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/mccardle/colldesc|title=Collection Description - McCardle (Mrs. W. H.) Photograph Collection|website=MS Digital Archives}}</ref> In 1866, he was arrested by military authorities under the [[Reconstruction Act]] and appealed to the [[United States Supreme Court]] in ''[[Ex parte McCardle]]'', but the [[U.S. Congress]] removed the court's jurisdiction.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/1846658|title=Ex parte McCardle: Judicial Impotency? The Supreme Court and Reconstruction Reconsidered|author=Kutler, Stanley I.|year=1967|journal=The American Historical Review|volume=72|issue=3|pages=835-851|via=JSTOR|doi=10.2307/1846658}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rockthewesternworld.com/index.php/2017/03/27/william-h-mccardle-habeas-corpus-guantanamo-bay/|title=William H. McCardle, Habeas Corpus, and Guantanamo Bay|date=March 27, 2017}}</ref> He was accused of disturbing the peace, inciting insurrection, libel, and impeding [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]] for publishing articles denouncing Reconstruction policies and its military commanders. He co-authored a history of [[Mississippi]]. He edited the ''[[Vicksburg Times]]'' newspaper in [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]]. The [[Smithsonian]] has a miniature [[watercolor]] on ivory depiction of him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/william-h-mccardle-24925|title=William H. McCardle &#124; Smithsonian American Art Museum|website=americanart.si.edu}}</ref>
'''William H. McCardle''' (June 1, 1815 - April 28, 1893) was a writer and editor.<ref name=cd>{{Cite web|url=https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/mccardle/colldesc|title=Collection Description - McCardle (Mrs. W. H.) Photograph Collection|website=MS Digital Archives}}</ref> In 1866, he was arrested by military authorities under the [[Reconstruction Act]] and appealed to the [[United States Supreme Court]] in ''[[Ex parte McCardle]]'', but the [[U.S. Congress]] removed the court's jurisdiction.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/1846658|title=Ex parte McCardle: Judicial Impotency? The Supreme Court and Reconstruction Reconsidered|author=Kutler, Stanley I.|year=1967|journal=The American Historical Review|volume=72|issue=3|pages=835–851|via=JSTOR|doi=10.2307/1846658|jstor=1846658 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rockthewesternworld.com/index.php/2017/03/27/william-h-mccardle-habeas-corpus-guantanamo-bay/|title=William H. McCardle, Habeas Corpus, and Guantanamo Bay|date=March 27, 2017}}</ref> He was accused of disturbing the peace, inciting insurrection, libel, and impeding [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]] for publishing articles denouncing Reconstruction policies and its military commanders. He co-authored a history of [[Mississippi]]. He edited the ''[[Vicksburg Times]]'' newspaper in [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]]. The [[Smithsonian]] has a miniature [[watercolor]] on ivory depiction of him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/william-h-mccardle-24925|title=William H. McCardle &#124; Smithsonian American Art Museum|website=americanart.si.edu}}</ref>


McCardle was never tried, due to the charges against him later being dropped. Nevertheless, he was forced to spend three years in prison, not being released until 1869.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1964-08-16 |title=THE PRECEDENT—1868 McCARDLE CASE |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/16/archives/the-precedent1868-mccardle-case.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
McCardle was never tried and the charges against him were later dropped. Nevertheless, he was spent three years in prison, not being released until 1869.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1964-08-16 |title=THE PRECEDENT—1868 McCARDLE CASE |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/16/archives/the-precedent1868-mccardle-case.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


He married Annie E. Fort and had three children: Annie F., Battle, and Mary W.<ref name=cd/> He co-authored ''[[A History of Mississippi]]'' with former Mississippi governor [[Robert Lowry (governor)|Robert Lowry]].<ref name=cd/>
He married Annie E. Fort and had three children: Annie F., Battle, and Mary W.<ref name=cd/> He co-authored ''[[A History of Mississippi]]'' with former Mississippi governor [[Robert Lowry (governor)|Robert Lowry]].<ref name=cd/>
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Latest revision as of 01:37, 7 December 2024

William H. McCardle
BornJune 1, 1815
Maysville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1893 (aged 77)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
OccupationWriter & Editor
SpouseAnnie E. Fort
Children3

William H. McCardle (June 1, 1815 - April 28, 1893) was a writer and editor.[1] In 1866, he was arrested by military authorities under the Reconstruction Act and appealed to the United States Supreme Court in Ex parte McCardle, but the U.S. Congress removed the court's jurisdiction.[2][3] He was accused of disturbing the peace, inciting insurrection, libel, and impeding Reconstruction for publishing articles denouncing Reconstruction policies and its military commanders. He co-authored a history of Mississippi. He edited the Vicksburg Times newspaper in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Smithsonian has a miniature watercolor on ivory depiction of him.[4]

McCardle was never tried and the charges against him were later dropped. Nevertheless, he was spent three years in prison, not being released until 1869.[5]

He married Annie E. Fort and had three children: Annie F., Battle, and Mary W.[1] He co-authored A History of Mississippi with former Mississippi governor Robert Lowry.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Collection Description - McCardle (Mrs. W. H.) Photograph Collection". MS Digital Archives.
  2. ^ Kutler, Stanley I. (1967). "Ex parte McCardle: Judicial Impotency? The Supreme Court and Reconstruction Reconsidered". The American Historical Review. 72 (3): 835–851. doi:10.2307/1846658. JSTOR 1846658 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ "William H. McCardle, Habeas Corpus, and Guantanamo Bay". March 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "William H. McCardle | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
  5. ^ "THE PRECEDENT—1868 McCARDLE CASE". The New York Times. 1964-08-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
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