The U.S. Congress approves legislation to pay for the war, including the first-ever personal income tax.
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Compensated Emancipation and the Hampton Roads Fallout
February 10, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln unveiled a new plan for slave emancipation, and members of Congress demanded to know what happened at Hampton Roads.
The Resignation of Salmon P. Chase
June 30, 1864 – Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase submitted his fourth letter of resignation, but this time President Abraham Lincoln surprised him by accepting.
Lincoln Addresses Republican Dissension
December 19, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln met with the secret Senate Republican caucus committee and shrewdly arranged for the committee members and his cabinet