The lack of southern opposition in the U.S. Congress enables the Republican majority to enact most of its party agenda.
Category: Politics
A Radical Change in Our Social System
Abraham Lincoln holds a conference with U.S. congressmen from the loyal slaveholding states to persuade them to adopt gradual, compensated emancipation.
Lincoln Visits the Virginia Peninsula
Abraham Lincoln visits the Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula, receives unwanted political advice, and contemplates a major military change.
The Harrison’s Bar Letter
As the Federal army settles into defenses on the Virginia Peninsula, George B. McClellan takes the time to dictate to Abraham Lincoln on how the war should be waged.
The Morrill Land Grant College Act
A new law is enacted in which the U.S. government would grant land to states and territories to establish institutions of higher learning.
I Expect to Maintain This Contest
Abraham Lincoln issues a call for more volunteers while sidestepping the defeats on the Virginia Peninsula that prompted the call.