Category: <span>Reconstruction</span>

December 2, 1864 With attention to the question of an amnesty for rebelling states and reconstruction of the government, this discussion ends with an affirmation of Lincoln’s assertion that “whether…

1864 Reconstruction

June 9, 1865 An “encouraging meeting” at the Music Hall, is reported here. Judge Thomas Russell and Senator Wilson are among the speakers.  The item, written by S. M., Jr.,…

1865 Freedmen Bureau Reconstruction

June 23, 1865 Under the Refuge of Oppression column there is a lengthy letter from Augustin L. Taveau, Charleston, addressed to the N. Y. Tribune.  The author cites some of…

1865 Reconstruction

October 20, 1865 Here is a series of letters purported to illustrate that Garrison has expressed “satisfaction” with the Mississippi Constitution.  The editor comments:  ” the readers of the Liberator…

1865 Garrison public personality Reconstruction