July 15 in American History
Georgia became the last former Confederate state readmitted to the Union, formally completing Reconstruction's reunification. The hard work of actually living as one nation was only beginning.
In 1870: Georgia rejoins the Union. Georgia became the last former Confederate state readmitted to the Union, formally completing Reconstruction's reunification.
Georgia became the last former Confederate state readmitted to the Union, formally completing Reconstruction's reunification. The hard work of actually living as one nation was only beginning.
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