Presidential Proclamation 94
September 24, 1862 On September 24, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued Presidential Proclamation 94 declaring that people suspected of being disloyal to the U.S. were … Read more
Presidential Proclamation 95 (Emancipation Proclamation)
January 1, 1863 Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation stated that people held in slavery in areas designated … Read more
Presidential Proclamation Respecting Soldiers Absent without Leave
March 10, 1863 On March 10, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation offering amnesty to soldiers absent without leave upon returning to … Read more
Price-Harney Agreement
May 21, 1861 Concluded on May 21, 1861, the Price-Harney Agreement was an unsuccessful attempt to maintain peace in Missouri at the onset of … Read more
Price-Harney Agreement (Transcript)
May 21, 1861 Concluded on May 21, 1861, the Price-Harney Agreement was an unsuccessful attempt to maintain peace in Missouri at the onset of … Read more
Price-Harney Truce (Transcript)
May 21, 1861
Price’s Hill Battery
With the Civil War’s outbreak, both the North and the South were ill prepared for the conflict. Ohio Governor William Dennison hoped to utilize … Read more
Prigg v. Pennsylvania
March 1, 1842 In 1842, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the preeminence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 when it declared a … Read more
Quantrill’s Raiders
1861–1865 Quantrill's Raiders was a band of Confederate irregulars that employed guerrilla tactics to ambush Union army patrols and terrorize Northern sympathizers, primarily in … Read more
Quincy Adams Gillmore
February 28, 1825 – April 8, 1888 Major General Quincy A. Gillmore won military acclaim for his use of rifled artillery during the reduction … Read more