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[Draft of a telegram to Philip Sheridan]

January 25, 1866

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Ordering all American troops North of the Rio Grande. Also orders Sheridan to inspect any damage his forces may have done, so that "if claims are hereafter made...we should know the justice of them." Following the end of the Civil War, Union troops...

GLC02629

History Now Essay

Allies for Emancipation? Black Abolitionists and Abraham Lincoln

Manisha Sinha

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Abraham Lincoln was not an original advocate of abolition. In fact we know that his journey to what he called "the central act of my administration, and the great event of the nineteenth century" was a relatively slow, though...

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18 | Abraham Lincoln in His Time and Ours Winter 2008

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Newspaper

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 2, no. 15 (May 24, 1865)]

24 May 1865

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Commercial intercourse with Southern states, Details of the capture of Davis, Rebel Governor Vance captured, Negotiations between Kirby Smith & Maximillian, The Mexican Question, Maximilian must clear out.

GLC05959.50.61

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Autograph letter signed

to Amos J. Harding

23 July 1865

Glaze, H.S., fl. 1865

Mustered out of service on 13 July and finally feels like a free citizen. Has not gone into business yet and is not sure where and what business he will get into, but it will happen soon. In St. Louis, he saw a mutual friend, who looked fine as...

GLC02178.10

Lesson Plan

Banking Basics

Economics

1, 2, 3, 4

Introduction Many elementary school students are unaware of how banks make money and what causes them to fail. This lesson will provide students with a basic understanding of those two issues, linking them to the Great Depression and...

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Allies for Emancipation? Black Abolitionists and Abraham Lincoln

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