Historical Newspaper: Reconstruction.
Subject
Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan & the Wade Davis Bill He Vetoed
Title
Historical Newspaper: Reconstruction.
Date
01/01/1864
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: 2nd column, bottom.
Chronicling America features an 1864 Muscatine Weekly Journal newspaper article, written by an unknown author, that provides a brief account in support of President Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan--which pardons those who participated in the rebellion of the Confederacy upon their oath of allegiance to the Union and also declares that the following states could be readmitted to the Union as long as 10 percent of their population swore allegiance: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
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Chronicling America features an 1864 Muscatine Weekly Journal newspaper article, written by an unknown author, that provides a brief account in support of President Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan--which pardons those who participated in the rebellion of the Confederacy upon their oath of allegiance to the Union and also declares that the following states could be readmitted to the Union as long as 10 percent of their population swore allegiance: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (Muscatine Weekly Journal, IA)
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“Historical Newspaper: Reconstruction.,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 18, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/580.