Author: Patrick Young
Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian of Civil War and Reconstruction William S. McFeely Passes Away
William S. McFeely was a major influence on the reevaluation of the Reconstruction Era in the 1970s and 1980s. McFeely wrote widely read biographies of…
After He Was Fired By Johnson, Stanton Stayed in Office While His Replacement Was Arrested
After War Secretary Stanton was fired by President Johnson on Feb. 21, 1868, he decided to follow Congressman Thad Steven’s advice. The very ill Radical…
Feb. 21, 1868 Pres. Johnson Fires Sec. of War Stanton Setting Off Impeachment Crisis
On February 21, 1868, President Andrew Johnson removed Edwin Stanton from office as the Secretary of War in violation of the Tenure of Office Act….
January 13 1868 The Senate Refuses Consent to Johnson’s Removal of War Sec. Stanton
In 1867 Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act which required the president to seek the consent of the Senate prior to dismissing any government…
Newly Digitalized Civil War and Reconstruction Era Newspapers from Georgia Available Free OnLine
On December 11, 2019 the Digital Library of Georgia at the University of Georgia announced that it had just completed the digitalization of 100,000 pages…
Sick from Freedom: African-American Illness and Suffering during the Civil War and Reconstruction by Jim Downs
Sick from Freedom: African-American Illness and Suffering during the Civil War and Reconstruction by Jim Downs published by Oxford University Press (2012) Hardcover $33.95, Paper $23.95,…
Andrew Johnson Breaks With His Generals: Grant and Sherman on Guard January 1868
In December 1867, President Andrew Johnson sent a message to Congress explaining his reasons for suspending Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in apparent defiance of…
President Johnson Explains Why He Suspended Sec. of War Stanton Setting Off Constitutional Crisis Dec. 1867
On August 12, 1867, President Andrew Johnson suspended Sec. of War Edwin Stanton. This began a chain of events that would culminate in Johnson’s impeachment….
December 28, 1867 Pres. Johnson Removes Pope and Ord from Reconstruction Commands
In an attempt to undercut the protection of the rights of African Americans in the South, President Johnson removed General John Pope from command of…
As Freedmen’s Bureau Was Closing at End of 1868, African Americans Asked for Protection Dec. 15, 1868
The Freedmen’s Bureau was scheduled to shut down all but its educational functions at the end of 1868. With the Bureau about to close, Blacks…