September 11, 1861 On September 11, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln ordered John C. Fremont to modify his emancipation proclamation to comply with the Confiscation … Read more
July 5, 1841 On July 5, 1841 U.S. President John Tyler issued an executive order appointing Major General Winfield Scott as General of the … Read more
About This Image This photograph of the President’s box at Ford’s Theater was taken in April of 1865. On April 14, John Wilkes Booth … Read more
March 8, 1862 On March 8, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued General War Order No. 2 directing Major General George B. McClellan to reorganize … Read more
March 11, 1862 Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on March 11, 1862, War Order Number 3, consolidated three western departments, including the Department of … Read more
September 15, 1863 On September 15, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued Presidential Proclamation 104 suspending the writ of habeas corpus throughout the United States for … Read more
December 8, 1863 On December 8, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued Presidential Proclamation 108 offering amnesty and the restoration of property (except slaves) to certain … Read more
May 29, 1865 On May 29, 1865, President Andrew Johnson issued Presidential Proclamation 134 granting amnesty to Southern participants in the Civil War, with … Read more
December 1, 1865 On December 1, 1865, President Andrew Johnson issued Presidential Proclamation 148 revoking the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in … Read more
April 2, 1866 On April 2, 1866, President Andrew Johnson issued Presidential Proclamation 153 declaring the the Civil War was over and that peace … Read more