President’s War Order No. 2 (Reorganizing the Army of the Potomac)
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
President’s War Order No. 3
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
Presidential Proclamation 104
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
Presidential Proclamation 108
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
Presidential Proclamation 134
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
Presidential Proclamation 148
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
Presidential Proclamation 153
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
Presidential Proclamation 157
August 20, 1866 On August 20, 1866, U.S. President Andrew Johnson issued Presidential Proclamation 157 declaring that the Civil War was "at an end … Read more
Presidential Proclamation 80
April 15, 1861 On April 15, 1861, the day after the fall of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 militia … Read more
Presidential Proclamation 90
May 19, 1862 On May 19, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued a presidential proclamation revoking David Hunter's general order freeing the slaves in Georgia, South … Read more