Franklin-Nashville Campaign
September 18–December 27, 1864 The Franklin-Nashville Campaign, also known as Hood's Campaign and Hood's Tennessee Campaign, was a Confederate offensive conducted in northern Georgia, … Read more
Franz Sigel
November 18, 1824 – August 21, 1902 During the American Civil War, Franz Sigel, one of President Abraham Lincoln's "political generals," achieved the rank … Read more
Frederick Douglass
February 1818–February 20, 1895 After escaping from bondage on September 3, 1838, Frederick Douglass became a highly-acclaimed orator and writer supporting the abolition of … Read more
Freedman’s Village
1863–1900 Officially dedicated on December 4, 1863, Freedman's Village was a federal refuge for former slaves near Washington, D.C., throughout the last half of … Read more
Freedmen’s Bureau
1865–1872 The Freedmen's Bureau was an important agency of the early Reconstruction era, assisting freedmen (freed ex-slaves) in the South. By the spring of … Read more
Freedmen’s Bureau Acts
1865–1872
Freeport Doctrine
1858 During the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1856, Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas proposed the Freeport Doctrine, which held that citizens of territories could ban … Read more
Fremont Body Guard
1861 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also … Read more
Fremont’s Declaration of Martial Law
August 30, 1861 On August 30, 1861, Major General John C. Fremont declared martial law in Missouri and freed the slaves of Missouri residents … Read more
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
1793 When delegates to the Constitutional Convention assembled in Philadelphia in 1787, one of the more daunting tasks that they faced was resolving sectional … Read more