SettingsPeople of American Reconstruction
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart (April 2, 1807 – February 13, 1891) was a U.S. political figure.
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart (April 2, 1807 – February 13, 1891) was a U.S. political figure.
Benjamin Wade
Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade (October 27, 1800 – March 2, 1878) was a U.S. lawyer and United States Senator.
Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade (October 27, 1800 – March 2, 1878) was a U.S. lawyer and United States Senator.
Blanche Bruce
Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841 March 17, 1898) was a U.S. politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1875 to 1881 and was the first elected African Americ...
Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841 March 17, 1898) was a U.S. politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1875 to 1881 and was the first elected African Americ...
Davis Wasgatt Clark
Davis Wasgatt Clark (25 February 1812 – May 23, 1871) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1864; the first President of the Freedman's Aid Society; and the ...
Davis Wasgatt Clark (25 February 1812 – May 23, 1871) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1864; the first President of the Freedman's Aid Society; and the ...
George W. McCrary
George Washington McCrary (August 29, 1835 – June 23, 1890) was a four-term Republican Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district, a United States Secretary of War in the cabinet o...
George Washington McCrary (August 29, 1835 – June 23, 1890) was a four-term Republican Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district, a United States Secretary of War in the cabinet o...
Henry L. Dawes
Henry Laurens Dawes (October 30, 1816 February 5, 1903) was a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative, notable for the Dawes Act.
Henry Laurens Dawes (October 30, 1816 February 5, 1903) was a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative, notable for the Dawes Act.
Henry Winter Davis
Henry Winter Davis was a United States Representative from the 4th and 3rd congressional districts of Maryland, well known as one of the Radical Republicans during the Civil War.
Henry Winter Davis was a United States Representative from the 4th and 3rd congressional districts of Maryland, well known as one of the Radical Republicans during the Civil War.
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, II (September 28, 1821 – August 14, 1874) was a Presbyterian minister and a prominent African-American officeholder during Reconstruction.
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, II (September 28, 1821 – August 14, 1874) was a Presbyterian minister and a prominent African-American officeholder during Reconstruction.
Jonathan Jasper Wright
Jonathan Jasper Wright was an African American lawyer who served as a judge on the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina during Reconstruction from 1870 to 1877.
Jonathan Jasper Wright was an African American lawyer who served as a judge on the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina during Reconstruction from 1870 to 1877.
Joseph Rainey
Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives, the second black person to serve in the United S...
Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives, the second black person to serve in the United S...
Lyman Trumbull
Lyman Trumbull was a United States Senator from Illinois during the American Civil War, and co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Lyman Trumbull was a United States Senator from Illinois during the American Civil War, and co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Marshall H. Twitchell
Marshall Harvey Twitchell was a Union Army soldier from Vermont who became a carpetbagger Republican state senator from Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana during the era of Reconstruction.
Marshall Harvey Twitchell was a Union Army soldier from Vermont who became a carpetbagger Republican state senator from Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana during the era of Reconstruction.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.
Philip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.
Robert Dale Owen
Robert Dale Owen was a longtime exponent in his adopted United States of the socialist doctrines of his father, Robert Owen, as well as a politician in the Democratic Party.
Robert Dale Owen was a longtime exponent in his adopted United States of the socialist doctrines of his father, Robert Owen, as well as a politician in the Democratic Party.
Robert Meacham
Robert Meacham (1835 – 1902) was an African-American leader in Florida during Reconstruction.
Robert Meacham (1835 – 1902) was an African-American leader in Florida during Reconstruction.
Stephen W. Perkins
Stephen W. Perkins (1809—after 1869) was an American political figure in the Republic of Texas and early statehood Texas who, in 1846–47, served as Speaker of the Texas House of Repr...
Stephen W. Perkins (1809—after 1869) was an American political figure in the Republic of Texas and early statehood Texas who, in 1846–47, served as Speaker of the Texas House of Repr...
Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania, was a Republican leader and one of the most powerful members of the United States House of Representatives.
Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania, was a Republican leader and one of the most powerful members of the United States House of Representatives.
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States following his dominant role in the second half of the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States following his dominant role in the second half of the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant and the American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant was the highest decorated and most successful winning Union general during the American Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant was the highest decorated and most successful winning Union general during the American Civil War.
William D. Kelley
William D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William Stone (attorney)
William Stone was a nineteenth century Civil War hero, passionate Unionist, dedicated Freedmen’s Bureau agent, self-educated attorney, and Attorney General of South Carolina during a turbulent era.
William Stone was a nineteenth century Civil War hero, passionate Unionist, dedicated Freedmen’s Bureau agent, self-educated attorney, and Attorney General of South Carolina during a turbulent era.
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author.
William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author.