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"The Conscription," July 23, 1862

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This article highlighted the fact that the burden of conscription laws fell most heavily on the poor, who were also the ones that needed to stay home to work the most. It ends by calling on the wealthy to help provide for the families left behind by…

"A Call For Volunteers," January 22, 1862

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This article offered news on a new regiment of volunteers. The reader was assured that this particular regiment would serve the Confederacy honorably.

Never Give Up

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This article essentially called for all men of the south to sacrifice all they have to protect their homes and avoid humiliation.

"The Battle of Shiloh," April 30, 1862

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This article glorified the Confederate Army in the Battle of Shiloh.

"Volunteers and Re-Enlistment," February 19, 1862

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This article emphasized the need for more volunteers and the re-enlistment of soldiers in the Confederate Army.

"McClellan's Plan," February 12, 1862

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This article describes how it was only a matter of time before the seasons turned to McClellan's favor and he moved to invade the South. By that time the twelve month enlistments will have started to expire, and focus shifts to how more men were…

"Volunteers for the War," January 22, 1862

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This was a reoccurring advertisement that could be found in several of North Carolina's newspapers in the first half of 1862. It states the desire to raise six companies, and offers the benefit of being able to elect field officers.

The House Joint Resolution proposing the 14th amendment to the Constitution, June 16, 1866

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AMENDMENT XIV

Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall…

The House Joint Resolution proposing the 15th amendment to the Constitution, December 7, 1868

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Fortieth Congress of the United States of America;

At the third Session, Begun and held at the city of Washington, on Monday, the seventh day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

A Resolution Proposing an amendment to the…

"The President's Message," January 15, 1862

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This article highlights the tension between Lincoln's administration and other foreign powers abroad.