Free to follow every thread. No paywall, no dead ends.
American Civil War documents | HearLore
— Curated category —
American Civil War documents
South Carolina Declaration of SecessionThe secession convention of South Carolina convened in December 1860 following the election of Abraham Lincoln. A committee of seven members drafted the…
District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation ActThe gag rules of the later 1830s silenced early abolitionist voices in Congress. These rules prevented discussion of slavery petitions for decades.
Ordinance of SecessionSouth Carolina issued its Ordinance of Secession on the 20th of December 1860. This document marked the first formal break from the United States by a…
Proclamation 80On the 15th of April 1861, Abraham Lincoln signed a document that would reshape the nation. This proclamation demanded 75,000 militiamen to end the rebellion…
Emancipation ProclamationThe United States Constitution of 1787 did not use the word slavery but included several provisions about unfree persons.
General Order No. 3Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas on the 19th of June 1865. He brought with him a handwritten document signed by Major F. W. Emery.