American Civil War, pardons for ex-Confederates were given by US presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and were usually extended for those who had served...

power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment". Though pardons have been challenged in the...

Confederate oath is not to be confused the amnesty oaths made by ex-Confederates after the end of the war, resulting in pardons for ex-Confederates....

Okeechobee. 1868 – Pardons for ex-Confederates: United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans. 1870 –...

support for US President Andrew Johnson, who was under attack by both moderate and Radical Republicans. Johnson's friends tried to rally support for his lenient...

Court but was ultimately rendered moot when Johnson granted pardons for ex-Confederates including Davis in December 1868, and the prosecution formally...

as Southern Loyalists, Union Loyalists, or Lincoln's Loyalists. Pro-Confederates in the South derided them as "Tories" (in reference to the pro-Crown...

and corruptly abusing the constitutional power of pardons" with his pardons for ex-Confederates; "knowingly and willfully violating the constitutionally...

by the Confederate government. He pardoned a number of Confederate civilian and military leaders and did not press for social reform in the South, permitting...

Ex parte Garland, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 333 (1867), was an important United States Supreme Court case involving the disbarment of former Confederate officials...

overturn pardons once granted. "Eight years of Obama's turkey pardons". Reuters. November 23, 2016. Wehle, Kimberly (2024). Pardon Power: How The Pardon System...

when Confederate forces left the town and it never reopened. In the post-war era President Andrew Johnson issued special pardons for ex-Confederates not...

former Confederate politicians and officers, as well as questions of enfranchisement of freedmen versus the re-enfranchisement of ex-Confederates. It has...

"corruptly used" powers, including his political appointments, pardons for ex-Confederates, and his vetoes of legislation. The resolution passed in the...

and corruptly abusing the constitutional power of pardons" with his pardons for ex-Confederates; "knowingly and willfully violating the constitutionally...

was dedicated in 1878. Planned speakers for the dedication ceremony were former United States and Confederate States congressman George W. Jones and biographer...

Lady. Patterson was a popular figure in Washington and set a friendly tone for White House social functions. She disarmed onlookers by announcing, "We are...

"President Pardons 2 Ex-FBI Officials Guilty in Break-Ins", The Washington Post Pear, Robert (April 16, 1981). "Ex-FBI officials granted pardons". Spokesman-Review...

Johnson's political appointments, use of his pardon powers (alluding to his pardons for ex-Confederates), vetoes of legislation, selling of confiscated...

Constitution's pardons clause to suggest that he exceeded his authority. The president, the clause says, 'shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses...

January 13, 1898) was an American lawyer, journalist, diplomat, and Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was born in 1830...

of Tennessee List of justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court Pardons for ex-Confederates Albert D. Marks, "The Supreme Court of Tennessee", Part III,...

U.S. Declaration of Independence. It reflected a view held by some ex-Confederates who were reluctant to accept Reconstruction with the United States...

as one of many criminals inspired by the regional insurgencies of ex-Confederates following the Civil War, rather than as a manifestation of alleged...

flooded with requests for him to intervene on Dinning's behalf. The requests came from blacks and whites, some of them ex-Confederates. Dinning's attorney...

agreed. The ruling caused considerable uproar in the north, but former Confederates hoped that the judicial system could be used to prevent the implementation...

right to vote and hold office to ex-Confederates, which was achieved by act of Congress. Those were true amnesties, pardoning past violations without changing...

19 people convicted of murder. Pardons by governors are not uncommon; the issue in this case is the number of pardons compared to former governors. Previous...

" Emory Thomas says Lee had become a suffering Christ-like icon for ex-Confederates. President Grant invited him to the White House in 1869, and he went...

Hindman hoped to discuss with Maximilian the topic of obtaining land for the ex-Confederates. The Hindmans became friends with Maximilian and his wife Carlota...