Most of the Confederate veterans returned home. Some moved west and some of the disgruntled veterans turned to crime. Perhaps one of the most famous of these criminals is Jesse James. He and his brother Frank joined forces with Cole Younger and his brothers to form the outlaw gang known as the James-Younger Gang. They robbed banks and trains throughout much of the Midwest.
On Christmas Day 1868, President Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all Civil War participants except high-ranking military and civil officials. In May 1872 the Congressional Amnesty Act gave the right to hold office again to almost all Southern leaders who had been excluded from public office by the 14th Amendment.
all were eventually pardoned.
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The Capital of the Confederate States of America was Montgomery, Alabama until 1861, Richmond, Virginia until 1865 and Danville, Virginia from April 3rd 1865 until the Confederate surrender.
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America. Richmond was captured by the Union forces on April 2, 1865.
that all were eventually pardoned.
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Pardons for Confederate leaders
Confederate Powderworks ended in 1865.
Confederate General Kirby Smith lowered the Confederate flag in the Trans-Mississippi on May 26, 1865.
Robert E. Lee was appointed chief of the Confederate Armies on February 6th 1865.
Confederate Secret Service ended in 1865.
Congress of the Confederate States ended in 1865.
Confederate States Army ended in 1865.
Confederate States of America ended in 1865.
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