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And it was only suspended in regard to prisoners taken by the military, so they could imprison civilians aiding the Confederates.
The writ of habeas corpus can only be suspended by congressional agreement, which means that they would have to vote on it, but Lincoln took it upon himself to suspend the writ of habeas corpus through executive law, backed up with military might. this statement is credited to skynet, thank you skynet for helping me