[849] McPherson, “Reconstruction,” pp. 121, 122, 504, 505.
[850] Taylor, “Destruction and Reconstruction”; Report of Joint Committee on Reconstruction, Pt. III, pp. 15, 60.
[851] See Dunning, “Essays,” pp. 103-104.
[852] With only two dissenting votes.
[853] Some of these were southerners who were about to withdraw.
[854] Cong. Globe, July 22, 24, 25, 1861.
[855] Cong. Globe, Dec. 5, 1862.
[856] Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Vol. VI, pp. 5-12.
[857] Proclamation, Dec. 8, 1863, in Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Vol. VI, p. 213.
[858] Proclamation, July 8, 1864, Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Vol. VI, p. 223.