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Confederate Reaction to “Beast” Butler

Author: General Pierre G.T. Beauregard Date:1862 Annotation: The Civil War witnessed a will to destroy and a spirit of intolerance that…

California Imposes a Tax on Chinese Laborers

Author: Ellen Greene Date:1862 Annotation: In 1862, the California legislature approved an act to discourage Chinese immigration and protect white workers…

Firsthand Account of the Battle of Shiloh Written by a Northern Soldier

Author: Edgar Pearce Date:1862 Annotation: Under the Anaconda Plan, Union forces in the West were to seize control of the Mississippi…

Abraham Lincoln to Horace Greeley

Author: Abraham Lincoln Date:1862 Annotation: In August 1862, Lincoln stated: “If I could save the union without freeing any slaves I…

President Lincoln Approves the Execution of a Slave Trader

Author: Abraham Lincoln Date:1862 Annotation: Early in the war, Lincoln handled the slavery issue cautiously to avoid losing the support of…

Racism and the Law

Date:1862 Annotation: The California Supreme Court rules that a Chinese witness could not testify against a white man accused of murder. After…