February 9, 1864 On February 9, 1864, Major-General John M. Schofield informed Major-General Ulysses S. Grant that Schofield had assumed command of the Department … Read more
1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford was a historic ruling by the United States Supreme Court that declared that people of African descent were not … Read more
1857 A transcription of the United States Supreme Court's majority decision written by Chief Justice Roger Taney in the case of Scott v. Sandford. … Read more
1864-1865
July 19 – September 1, 1862