Dublin Core
Title
Rebel Soldiers Taking the Oath of Allegiance, 1865
Subject
Confederates, military service, suffrage
Description
After the Civil War many white Virginians could not vote because they had supported the Confederacy. In June 1865, the General Assembly restored voting rights to some of those white men, but the federal government required men who had supported the Confederacy to take an oath of allegiance to the United States or obtain a presidential pardon before they could regain the suffrage.
Creator
Alfred R. Waud
Source
Harper's Weekly, June 17, 1865, p. 381
Publisher
Harper and Brothers
Date
1865
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Engraving
Identifier
14_0479_001
Coverage
Virginia