Documents and Speeches: Reconstruction & Post War

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Reconstruction & Post War

• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 1, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 2, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 3, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 4, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 5, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 8, 1866
• Diary of Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes: January 8, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 9, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 10, 1866
• Diary of Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes: January 10, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, January 10, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, January 10, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 12, 1866
• Diary of Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes: January 12, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 13, 1866
• Diary of Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes: January 13, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 15, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 16, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 17, 1866
• Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, January 17, 1866
• Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, January 19, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sophia Birchard Hayes, January 21, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 27, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sophia Birchard Hayes, January 28, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 30, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: January 31, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 1, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Col. Russell Hastings, February 1, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 2, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Murat Halstead, February 2, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sophia Birchard Hayes, February 4, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 5, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 6, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 7, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 8, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 9, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 10, 1866
• Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, February 11, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 12, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 13, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 14, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 15, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Guy M. Bryan, February 15, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 16, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 17, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 19, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 20, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 21, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 22, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 23, 1866
• Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, February 23, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 24, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: February 26, 1866
• Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, February 28, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, February 28, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, February 28, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, March 2, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 3, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, March 4, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 5, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 6, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 7, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 8, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 9, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 10, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 13, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 14, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 16, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 17, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Brvt. Maj.-Gen. Manning F. Force, March 17, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 19, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 20, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 21, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 22, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, March 22, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 23, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 24, 1866
• Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, March 24, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 26, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 27, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 28, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 29, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, March 29, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 30, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, March 30, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: March 31, 1866
• Sen. John Sherman to Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman, late March 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 2, 1866
• Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, April 2, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 3, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 4, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, April 4, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 5, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 6, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 7, 1866
• Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, probably April 6-7, 1866.
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, April 8, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 10, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sophia Birchard Hayes, April 12, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 13, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 14, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, April 15, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 16, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 17, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 18, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 19, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, April 19, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 20, 1866
• Sen. John Sherman to Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman, April 23, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 24, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 25, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 27, 1866
• Diary of Gideon Welles: April 30, 1866
• David F. Boyd to Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman, May 1, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, May 10, 1866
• Sen. John Sherman to Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman, May 12, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, May 13, 1866
• Diary of Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes: May 15, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, May 16, 1866
• Diary of Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes: May 24, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, June 6, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard , June 6, 1866
• Diary of Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes: June 14, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, June 14, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, June 17, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, June 17, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, [July 1, 1866]
• Sen. John Sherman to Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman, July 2, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, July 7, 1866
• Sen. John Sherman to Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman, July 8, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, July 12, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, August 6, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, August 15, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, August 27, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, August 27, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, September 9, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, September 16, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, September 23, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Guy F. Bryan, October 1, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, October 6, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, October 15, 1866
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, October 20, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, October 22, 1866 
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, October 26, 1866
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, October 31, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Guy M. Bryan, November 5, 1866
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, November 7, 1866
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, November 11, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, November 20, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, December 1, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, December 2, 1866
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, December 3, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, December 13, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, December 19, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, December 24, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, December 26, 1866
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, December 27, 1866
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, December 28, 1866
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, December 30, 1866
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, January 8, 1867
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, about January 8, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to William M. Dickson, January 19 , 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, January 27 , 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, January 29 , 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, January 30 , 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, February 2, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, February —, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, February 7, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, February 22, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Manning F. Force, February 23, 1867
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, March 7, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, April 6, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, May 21, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, May 23, 1867
• William Henry Smith to Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes, about May 24, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, May 25, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, June 2, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, June 12, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, June 20, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, July 2, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, July 11, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, July 14, 1867
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, July 15, 1867
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, July 16, 1867
• Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, July 25, 1867
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, August 3, 1867
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, August 9, 1867
• Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, August 17, 1867
• Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, August 25, 1867
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, September 12, 1867
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, September 28, 1867
• Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, September 29, 1867
• Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, October 6, 1867
• Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, October 9, 1867
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, October 11, 1867
• Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, October 11, 1867
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, after October 11, 1867
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, November 1, 1867
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, after November 1, 1867
• Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, November 17, 1867
• Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, December 27, 1867
• Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, January 11, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, January 13, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, January 17, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Andrew Johnson, January 31, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, February 3, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Andrew Johnson, February 14, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, February 14, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to General Ulysses S. Grant, February 14, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, February 14, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, February 17, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, February 17, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, February 17, 1868
• Col. Cyrus B. Comstock to Sen. John Sherman, February 21, 1868
• Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Sen. John Sherman, February 22, 1868
• Sen. John Sherman to the National Intelligencer, February 22, 1868
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, February 23, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, February 25, 1868
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, March 1, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, March 14, 1868
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, about March 14, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, after March 18, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Count Otto von Bismark, April 15, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, April 26, 1868
• J. C. Lee to Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes, May 5, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to J. C. Lee, May 6, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, Saturday, May 23, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, June 11, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, June 17, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, June 27, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, July 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, July 2, 1868
• Diary of Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes, July 9, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, July 14, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Manning F. Force, July 25, 1868
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, September 1868
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, September 23, 1868
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman, October 14, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, October 27, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, October 30, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, November 3, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Guy M. Bryan, November 9, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, November 11, 1868
• Lieut.-Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, November 23, 1868
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut. Gen. William T. Sherman, December 6, 1868
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, December 19, 1868
• Lieut. Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, December 20, 1868
• Sen. John Sherman to Lieut. Gen. William T. Sherman, December 24, 1868
• Lieut. Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, December 28, 1868
• Lieut. Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, January 6, 1869
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, January 18, 1869
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Guy M. Bryan, January 21, 1869
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to [--?--], February 15, 1869
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Congressman James A. Garfield, February 18, 1869
• Lieut. Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, end of February 1869
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, March 7, 1869
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to William Henry Smith, March 10, 1869
• Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, March 24, 1869
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, September 12, 1869
• Sen. John Sherman to Gen. William T. Sherman, October 10, 1869
• Sen. John Sherman to Gen. William T. Sherman, October 21, 1870
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, March 21, 1871
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, May 18, 1871
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, July 8, 1871
• Sen. John Sherman to Gen. William T. Sherman, July 16, 1871
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, October 14, 1871
• Sen. John Sherman to Gen. William T. Sherman, October 17, 1871
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, December 21, 1871
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, January 19, 1872
• Sen. John Sherman to Gen. William T. Sherman, January 26, 1872
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, February 21, 1872
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, April 16, 1872
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, July 16, 1872
• Sen. John Sherman to Gen. William T. Sherman, August 4, 1872
• Sen. John Sherman to Gen. William T. Sherman, October 10, 1872
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, August 28, 1874
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, October 23, 1874
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, December 10, 1874
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, January 7, 1875
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, January 23, 1875
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, February 3, 1875
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, March 18, 1875
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, May 25, 1875
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, November 17, 1875
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, December 29, 1875
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, February 1, 1876
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, March 10, 1876
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, July 2, 1881—8:45 a.m.
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, July 2, 1881—3 p.m.
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, July 3, 1881—4:15 p.m.
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, July 4, 1881—1:40 p.m.
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, July13, 1881
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, August 25, 1881
• Gen. William T. Sherman to Sen. John Sherman, August 29, 1881
• Col. James T. Morehead: Fifty-Third [North Carolina Infantry] Regiment, April 9, 1901