The Lost cause; a Confederate war record.
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Ending the civil war and consequences for Congress
"The social changes and human and economic costs of the Civil War led to profound legal and constitutional developments after it ended, not least of which were the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the many laws devised to protect the civil rights of newly freed African Americans. These amendments and laws worked for a while, but they were ineffective or ineffectively enforced for more than a century. In Ending the Civil War and the Consequences for Congress, contributors explore how the end of the war both continued the trauma of the conflict and enhanced the potential for the new birth of freedom that Lincoln promised in the Gettysburg Address. Collectively, they bring their multidisciplinary expertise to bear on the legal, economic, social, and political aspects of the aftermath of the war and Reconstruction era. The book concludes with the reminder of how the meaning of the war has changed over time. The Civil War is no longer the "felt" history it once was, Clay Risen reminds us, and despite the work of many fine scholars it remains contested"-- Provided by publisher.
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Supplemental instructions to examining surgeons. February 9, 1901. -\- Referred to the Committee on Pensions and ordered to be printed
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Errors in school histories compared with the official record : the Civil War period
Caption: Errors in school histories.
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Annual report.
Special entry of reports for civil war period. (Cf. also the entry for entire series) 1862 contains an account of the Sioux war. Also available in digital form.
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In the Senate of the United States. February 7, 1873. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Scott submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 315.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 315 for the relief of John M. Lamb, with his accompanying petition, have considered the same, and submit this report
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Connecticut's activities in the wars of this country. A summary compiled by Irene H. Mix. Connecticut State Library. Presented by Mr. Bingham. December 10, 1931. -- Ordered to be printed
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Federal and state military organizations : history of certain federal troops which, by reason of short or disputed service, have no pensionable status, and state militias which were actively engaged in the Civil War for different periods of time, but which were never mustered into the service, and which, therefore, have no pensionable status
Caption title. Presented by Mr. McCumber, and ordered printed, February 22, 1910. Also available in digital form.
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A dark period of our civil war and a notable speech of that time,
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Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Arkansas, for the period of the late rebellion, and to November 1, 1866
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Redeeming the republic; the third period of the war of the rebellion in the year 1864,
Preceded by "Drum-beat of the nation" and "Marching to victory"; series concluded by "Freedom triumphant". Also available in digital form.
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Martial law in the District of Columbia. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the date of the President's proclamation declaring martial law within the District of Columbia, and the period of its continuance. February 16, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed
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The Army and Reconstruction, 1865-1877
Within two months of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865, the Confederacy had collapsed, and its armed forces had ceased to exist. In the spring of 1865, the U.S. Army faced the unprecedented task of occupying eleven conquered Southern states and administering "Reconstruction" -- the process by which the former rebellious states would be restored to the Union. But a rapid demobilization of the Army placed the remaining occupation troops at a disadvantage almost from the start. Mark Bradley traces the Army's law enforcement, stability, and peacekeeping roles in the South from May 1865 to the end of Reconstruction in 1877, marking a unique period in American history. During that time, the Southern states remained under military occupation, and for several years, they were also ruled by military government. Veteran Army commanders such as Philip H. Sheridan, John M. Schofield, Daniel E. Sickles, Edward R. S. Canby, and Winfield S. Hancock may have found the work of Reconstruction less dangerous than fighting the Civil War had been, but they also found it no less challenging.
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