March 3, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill into law establishing the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, which became known as
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Ratification Begins
February 23, 1865 – Minnesota became the 15th state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution permanently abolishing slavery. On February 1, the
From Cyrus Lewis, 1st Missouri Engineers
Letter from Cyrus H. Lewis of the 1st Missouri Engineers to his parents. Head Qrts. 1st Regt. Engrs. Mo. Vols. Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 3, 1864
The National Union Convention Adjourns
June 8, 1864 – Delegates re-nominated Abraham Lincoln for president as expected, but they opted to replace the current vice president with a Democrat supportive
The Radical Republican Convention
May 31, 1864 – Radicals and other disgruntled Republicans held a convention in Cleveland to nominate a candidate to defeat President Abraham Lincoln’s bid for
Reconstruction Begins in Arkansas
January 19, 1864 – A legally dubious convention amended the Arkansas constitution to abolish slavery in the state. Delegates assembled at Little Rock to consider