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1.1 Robert Smalls, a slave, commandeers Planter and escapes

USS Planter (1862)

Smalls and his crew are awarded half the value of Planter The United States Senate and House of Representatives passed a private bill on 30 May 1862, granting Robert Smalls and his African-American crew one half of the value of Planter and her cargo as prize money.

Mathew Brady

Mathew B. Brady (May 18, 1822 – January 15, 1896) was one of the most celebrated 19th century American photographers, best known for his portraits of celebrities and the documentation of the American Civil War. He is credited with being the father of photojournalism.[1]

As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States

Following the assassination of President Lincoln

16th Vice President of the United States In office March 4, 1865 – April 15, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln Preceded by Hannibal Hamlin Succeeded by Schuyler Colfax Military Governor of Tennessee In office March 12, 1862 – March 4, 1865 Appointed by Abraham Lincoln Preceded by Isham G. Harris Succeeded by E. H. East (Acting) United States Senator from Tennessee In office October 8, 1857 – March 4, 1862 March 4, 1875 – July 31, 1875 Preceded by James C. Jones William G. Brownlow Succeeded by David T. Patterson David M. Key 17th Governor of Tennessee In office October 17, 1853 – November 3, 1857 Preceded by William B. Campbell Succeeded by Isham G. Harris Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853 Preceded by Thomas D. Arnold Succeeded by Brookins Campbell Born December 29, 1808(1808-12-29) Raleigh, North Carolina Died July 31, 1875 (aged 66) Elizabethton, Tennessee Nationality American Political party Democratic National Union Spouse(s) Eliza McCardle Johnson Children Martha Johnson Charles Johnson Mary Johnson Robert Johnson Andrew Johnson, Jr. Occupation Tailor Religion Christian with no denominational affiliation[1][2] Signature

Roger Brooke Taney (pronounced /ˈtɔːni/ TAW-nee; March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864) was the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864, and was the first Roman Catholic to hold that office or indeed sit on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was also the eleventh United States Attorney General. He is most remembered for delivering the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), that ruled, among other things, that African Americans, being considered "of an inferior order and altogether unfit to associate with the white race" at the time the Constitution was drafted, could not be considered citizens of the United States.

Points 1 and 2 took effect almost immediately; 3 and 4 were not recognized until 1930

Nathan Bedford Forrest was born to a poor family in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. He was the first of blacksmith William Forrest's twelve children with wife Miriam Beck. After his father's death, Forrest became head of the family at age 17

United Daughters of the Confederacy