10 December 1866
Garfield, James A. (James Abram) (1831-1881)
to Lionel A. Sheldon
Garfield, then a U.S. congressman from Ohio, discusses reconstruction and the refusal of the southern states to ratify the 14th amendment, which had been drafted to combat opposition to federal policies towards freed slaves. He writes, "It is a great...
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