September 24, 1862 – After issuing an order freeing all slaves in the Confederate states, President Abraham Lincoln issued a second order curtailing freedoms in
Category: Politics
The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
September 22, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln issued his decree stating “that all persons held as slaves” within rebellions areas “are, and henceforward shall be
Lincoln Ponders Colonization and Emancipation
September 11, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln approved a contract to deport slaves to Central America. He later hosted a delegation urging him to abolish
Maryland: Lee Tries Garnering Support
Robert E. Lee tried garnering support from the people of Maryland, while George B. McClellan’s Federals tried tracking him down.
McClellan Reinstated
September 2, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln reinstated Major General George B. McClellan as overall Federal commander in Virginia and Washington, merging Major General John
Executing the Booth Conspirators
July 7, 1865 – Federal officials hanged four of the eight defendants accused of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. On