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his grant of amnesty to former Confederate soldiers
Throughout the world, amnesty is handled differently by different countries. In the United States, Congress or the president can grant amnesty.
Amnesty
The President has the constitutional power to grant pardons.
The Amnesty Act of 1872 was an act passed that reenfranchised ex-confederates that previously had been barred from voting after the resolve of the civil war (re-allowed them to vote). It was intended to be an October surprise, as it was an election year, to take votes away from Grant, who had obviously been a Union General. While it did increase the Democrat's numbers by a good deal, since the black vote still outweighed them and Grant's opposition was split between two candidates, Grant still won.
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his grant of amnesty to former Confederate soldiers
After the end of the US Civil War, former Lieutenant General applied for a pardon. He visited Washington DC and spoke with General US Grant, Secretary of War Stanton and President Andrew Johnson. Johnson informed Longstreet that three former Confederates he would never pardon were Longstreet, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis.
He did just that by taking the surrender of Robert E. Lee, and allowing Sherman's march across Georgia and he Carolinas, which ended the war. During Reconstruction, he supported amnesty for former Confederates, civil rights for blacks, and troops to be sent South to control the KKK.
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Throughout the world, amnesty is handled differently by different countries. In the United States, Congress or the president can grant amnesty.
yes
Amnesty
administrative power
Johnson Grant was born in 1773.
Johnson Grant died in 1844.