Stanton’s Dispatch Adding the State of Kentucky to the Department of the Ohio
August 7, 1864 On August 7, 1864, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton added the State of Kentucky to the Department of the Ohio. … Read more
Tariff of 1828
May 19, 1828 Also known as the Tariff of Abominations, the Tariff of 1828, prompted United States Vice-President John C. Calhoun to anonymously pen … Read more
Tariff of 1832
July 14, 1832 Enacted on July 14, 1832, the Tariff of 1832 was an attempt to address Southern grievances over the high protective duties … Read more
Tariff of 1833
March 2, 1833 Approved by Congress on March 1, 1833 and signed by President Andrew Jackson the next day, the Tariff of 1833 was … Read more
Tariff of Abominations
May 19, 1828
Tenure of Office Act
March 2, 1867 Following President Abraham Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865, Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency. Johnson chose to keep Edwin … Read more
Transcription of Letter from Ephraim S. Weaver to Samuel and Mary Weaver
October 4, 1863 On October 4, 1863, Private Ephraim S. Weaver, a member of Co. K, 68th Regiment, OVI, wrote to his parents, Samuel … Read more
Virginia Resolutions
December 24, 1798 Drafted by James Madison and adopted by the Virginia General Assembly on December 24, 1798, the Virginia Resolutions asserted that, collectively, … Read more
William H. SewardSenate “Higher Law” Speech on the Compromise of 1850 (Transcript)
March 11, 1850 Transcript of William H. Seward's "Higher Law" speech on the Compromise of 1850, delivered on the U.S. Senate floor on March … Read more
Wilmot Proviso
1846 Introduced by Congressman David Wilmot, but never enacted, the Wilmot Proviso would have banned the spread of slavery into territories Mexico ceded to … Read more