Pardons for ex-Confederates
English: Pardons for ex-Confederates, a special power exercised by Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson to pardon ex-Confederates, where the person pardoned had served in the military above the rank of colonel, or a civilian who had exercised political power under the Confederate government.
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List of former Confederate military and political figures who have received a special pardon from President Johnson
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Newspaper article from the Wilmington (NC) Daily Dispatch from January 10, 1867