Federal authorities try implementing President Abraham Lincoln’s “Ten Percent Plan” in many states. The plan involves loyalty pledges and supervised elections meant to establish Unionist governments in several southern states. Lincoln suggests for the first time that black men be given the right to vote, but the issue remains contentious.
Tag: Andrew Johnson
Reconstruction Gets Under Way in Tennessee
Unionists assemble to start the process of restoring Tennessee to the Union. Military Governor Andrew Johnson calls for settling the slavery issue and initiates plans to shape relations between the races post-emancipation.
An Act to Secure Homesteads
Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law giving away 160-acre plots to settlers who agree to tend to the land for five years.
The Crittenden-Johnson Resolution
Congress approves a resolution to define the purpose of the Federal war effort.
For the Ultimate Success of Our Arms
The U.S. Congress defiantly resolves that the defeat at Bull Run will not stop the Federals from achieving ultimate victory.
A Set of Aristocrats and Overbearing Tyrants
Tennessee voters approve secession from the Union, but eastern Tennessee remains defiantly Unionist.