This week author Joel Moore and I will be exploring a number of areas of the Civil War
the Congressional Medal of Honor
• Andrew’s Raid to destroy Western & Atlantic RR, first to receive
• boys who received the medal
• one woman to receive the medal
• Transcontinental Railroad
• bill to build signed by Lincoln
• preliminary work during war
• completed 1869
• 13th 14th 15th Amendments from 1865-1869, a period during reconstruction with Northern states in predominant control
• rights to blacks and former slaves
• Blacks in Congress
• advance in military weapon technology