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Did you know...? Memorial Day was actually started by former slaves on May, 1, 1865 in Charleston, SC as a way to honor 257 dead Union Soldiers who had been buried in a mass grave in a Confederate prison camp. The slaves dug up the bodies... Read More
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Lincoln Funeral Train
On April 21, 1865, Lincoln' funeral train departed Washington D.C. with a crowd of more than 10,000 honoring his departure. The train retraced the route Lincoln traveled to Washington D.C. as the president-elect on his way to his first in... Read More
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On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at this very location - Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
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LIKE to pledge LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL! On this day, January 31, 1865, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Thirteenth Amendment which ABOLISHED SLAVERY!
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Today is National Freedom Day in the United States, celebrated because on February 1st, 1865, President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery!! — with I love this American Document of Integrity ... Read More
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