Timeline, Week 3 of the Civil War: Writ of Habeas Corpus

Date	Key Events for the Week of April 22, 1861 (War Week 3)
April 22, 1861 Mon	Arkansas Arsenal Seized A North Carolina militia seizes the federal arsenal in Fayetteville, Ark., though North Carolina has yet to formally secede from the Union. (Bowman 52)
27 Sat	Lincoln Suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus In one of the most controversial acts of his presidency, President Lincoln suspends the right of habeas corpus along a narrow stretch of railroad running through Maryland that connects Washington City and the rest of the North. (Neely 5)