Confederate Amnesty Papers
Records: 109,813Complete: 100%
These case files are organized by state, then by petitioner's last name. The majority is predictably from the south, although a few northern states are represented. Applications for pardon were submitted to President Andrew Johnson by former Confederates excluded from the provisions of his amnesty proclamation of May 29, 1865, together with affidavits, oaths of allegiance, recommendations for executive clemency, and other accompanying papers. Most case files are 3-6 handwritten pages, some are longer.
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James A. Cheatham, North Carolina, Amnesty Papers
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Thomas M. Gatlin, Louisiana, Amnesty Papers
John C. Bowden, Georgia, Amnesty Papers
Source Information
Fold3, Confederate Amnesty Papers ( : accessed June 5, 2023), database and images,
- Publication Title
- Confederate Amnesty Papers
- Total Records
- 109,813Complete: 100%
- Content Source
The National Archives
- Publication Number
- M1003
- Record Group
- 94
- Published on Fold3
- 02 Aug 2007
- Last Updated
- 10 Apr 2008
- Description
- NARA M1003. Applications for pardon submitted to President Andrew Johnson by former Confederates excluded from earlier amnesty proclamations.