The New York Times21d
A Petition to Congress.
To the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled: The undersigned, citizens of the United States reading in the City of New-York, respectfully represent and urge upon the immediate ...
The New York Times18d
Gen. Sherman's Order Providing Homes for the Freed Negroes.
Jan. 16, 1865. SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS ... subject only to the United States military authority and the acts of Congress. By the laws of war, and orders of the President of the United States ...
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This Day in History: The 13th Amendment passes in Congress
Slavery was a critical part of the United States from its creation, both as a collection of colonies and as its own entity. The practice was legal in all 13 colonies, and the authors of the ...
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The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Vice President Johnson had assumed office after John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, on April 15, 1865 ... and reproach the Congress of the United States." It was then up to the ...