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
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The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
December 9, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln outlined a plan to bring the Confederate states back into the Union. This was part of his effort
Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Message to Congress
December 8, 1863 – The first session of the Thirty-Eighth U.S. Congress assembled in Washington and received President Abraham Lincoln’s annual message. In this new
The 1863 Northern State Elections
October 13, 1863 – Various northern states held elections for local and state offices. Since these states were considered crucial to the war effort, President
The Springfield National Union Rally
September 3, 1863 – At least 50,000 people attended a rally in President Abraham Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois, in support of Lincoln and his
Black Laws in Illinois
Article originally published in Harper’s Weekly, 11 February 1865 (courtesy of sonofthesouth.net) ILLINOIS has repealed her black laws, and indeed she could hardly help wiping