De facto Commander-in-Chief Andrew Johnson (a Citizen of the confederate State of Tennessee) issues General Order 145, reversing Special Field Order 15 of Major General William T. Sherman, commander of the compulsory Union Division of the Mississippi.  Johnson restores the abandoned plantations in coastal Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to their original owners.

       [added 4/23/2022]

Subsequent Events:

1/29/1870                   7/15/1870

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References:

Georgia during Reconstruction – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_during_Reconstruction

Executive Order—General Orders: 145 | The American Presidency Project
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-general-orders-145

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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