January
February
March
Congress passes the Reconstruction Act, dividing the Southern states into five military districts, whose governors will take their orders from the commander of the Army (General Grant), not the president.
April
May
Nathan Bedford Forrest, a former Confederate general, accepts the post of Grand Wizard of the Empire, heading the Ku Klux Klan.
Jefferson Davis, having served two years at Fort Monroe, is released on bail.
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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