CONTENTS

Preface

INTRODUCTION

I TENNESSEE

II LOUISIANA

III ARKANSAS

IV VIRGINIA

V ANTI-SLAVERY LEGISLATION

VI THEORIES AND PLANS OF RECONSTRUCTION

VII RISE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL PLAN

VIII AN ATTEMPT TO COMPROMISE

IX THE ELECTORAL VOTE OF LOUISIANA

X SENATE DEBATE ON LOUISIANA

XI INCIDENTS OF RECONSTRUCTION

XII CULMINATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PLAN

APPENDIX A THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS

APPENDIX B THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

INDEX

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

Transcriber’s Note:

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