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readmitted into the Union and for former Confederate officials, officers and soldiers to
receive pardons. |
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December 26, 1863 |
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Editorial applauds Lincoln’s message on
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March 19, 1864 |
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Commission appointed by Secretary of War to
administer prisoners the oath of allegiance. |
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April 2, 1864 |
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Free State Constitution adopted in Arkansas by
numbers higher than those required by President Lincoln’s proclamation; oaths of
allegiance required to recover political rights. |
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June 10, 1865 |
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P.G.T. Beauregard registers as a paroled rebel
officer. |
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June 24, 1865 |
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Gerrit Smith pleads for clemency for Jefferson
Davis. |
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July 1, 1865 |
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Rebels who applied for pardons under provisions
of President Johnson’s amnesty proclamation include R.M.T. Hunter and Alexander
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October 7, 1865 |
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P.G.T. Beauregard takes oath of allegiance;
General Morgan, candidate for Governor of Ohio, pleads for white countrymen of the South. |
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October 14, 1865 |
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South Carolina Convention repeals secession and
abolishes slavery and appoints committee to ask for pardon for Jefferson Davis. |
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October 28, 1865 |
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General Robert E. Lee takes oath of allegiance
on same day he is installed as President of Washington College. |
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November
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Cartoon showing Andrew
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