Report

This significant and historic report outlines the findings and recommendations of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction, which was established by Congress in 1865 to oversee the process of rebuilding the post-Civil War South. Written by a distinguished group of politicians and statesmen, including Thaddeus Stevens and William Pitt Fessenden, it provides a detailed and insightful analysis of the challenges facing the nation at that critical moment in its history.
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