April 9, 1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
End of Civil War (1865)
fought from 1861 to 1865
April 9, 1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
End of Civil War (1865)
fought from 1861 to 1865
April 9, 1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
End of Civil War (1865)
fought from 1861 to 1865
April 9, 1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
End of Civil War (1865)
fought from 1861 to 1865
April 9, 1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
End of Civil War (1865)
fought from 1861 to 1865
April 9, 1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
End of Civil War (1865)
fought from 1861 to 1865
April 9, 1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
End of Civil War (1865)
fought from 1861 to 1865
Civil War is formally declared to be over by President Andrew Johnson
Although bloodshed ended over a year before, there had never been a formal declaration of peace and reunification in the country before today.
On August 20, 1866, President Johnson issued a proclamation announcing the end of the American Civil War: “And I do further proclaim that the said insurrection is at an end and that peace, order, tranquility, and civil authority now exists in and throughout the whole of the United States of America.”
Civil War is formally declared to be over by President Andrew Johnson
Although bloodshed ended over a year before, there had never been a formal declaration of peace and reunification in the country before today.
On August 20, 1866, President Johnson issued a proclamation announcing the end of the American Civil War: “And I do further proclaim that the said insurrection is at an end and that peace, order, tranquility, and civil authority now exists in and throughout the whole of the United States of America.”
Civil War is formally declared to be over by President Andrew Johnson
Although bloodshed ended over a year before, there had never been a formal declaration of peace and reunification in the country before today.
On August 20, 1866, President Johnson issued a proclamation announcing the end of the American Civil War: “And I do further proclaim that the said insurrection is at an end and that peace, order, tranquility, and civil authority now exists in and throughout the whole of the United States of America.”
Civil War is formally declared to be over by President Andrew Johnson
Although bloodshed ended over a year before, there had never been a formal declaration of peace and reunification in the country before today.
On August 20, 1866, President Johnson issued a proclamation announcing the end of the American Civil War: “And I do further proclaim that the said insurrection is at an end and that peace, order, tranquility, and civil authority now exists in and throughout the whole of the United States of America.”
Civil War is formally declared to be over by President Andrew Johnson
Although bloodshed ended over a year before, there had never been a formal declaration of peace and reunification in the country before today.
On August 20, 1866, President Johnson issued a proclamation announcing the end of the American Civil War: “And I do further proclaim that the said insurrection is at an end and that peace, order, tranquility, and civil authority now exists in and throughout the whole of the United States of America.”
Civil War is formally declared to be over by President Andrew Johnson
Although bloodshed ended over a year before, there had never been a formal declaration of peace and reunification in the country before today.
On August 20, 1866, President Johnson issued a proclamation announcing the end of the American Civil War: “And I do further proclaim that the said insurrection is at an end and that peace, order, tranquility, and civil authority now exists in and throughout the whole of the United States of America.”
July 17, 1862
enacted by the 37th United States Congress during the American Civil War
allowed African-Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers for the first timeil Wart
July 17, 1862
enacted by the 37th United States Congress during the American Civil War
allowed African-Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers for the first timeil Wart
July 17, 1862
enacted by the 37th United States Congress during the American Civil War
allowed African-Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers for the first timeil Wart