W. J. A. Russell Presidential Pardon collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0236
Scope and Contents
The collection contains Russell's presidential pardon dated 18 September 1865.
Dates
- 1865-09-18
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Following the Civil War, there were thirteen "confederate profiles" that disqualified an individual from receiving a "general amnesty." If a "rebel" fell under one of these exclusions, amnesty was denied and an application for a "special personal pardon" from President Johnson was required. Excluded from receiving a "general amnesty" were individuals who:
• were civil or diplomatic agents or officials of the Confederacy • left judicial posts under the United States to aid the rebellion • were Confederate Military Officers above the rank of Army Colonel or Navy Lieutenant • were members of the U.S. Congress who left to aid in the rebellion • resigned commissions in the U.S. Army or Navy and afterwards aided in the rebellion • treated unlawfully black prisoners of war and their white officers • had absented themselves from the United States in order to aid in the rebellion • were graduates of West Point or Annapolis who served as Confederate officers • Ex-Confederate Governors • left homes in territory under United States jurisdiction for purposes of aiding the rebellion • engaged in destruction of commerce on the high seas or in raids from Canada • voluntarily participated in the rebellion who had property valued at more than $20,000.00 • had broken the oath taken under the provisions of the proclamation of 8 Dec. 1863
• were civil or diplomatic agents or officials of the Confederacy • left judicial posts under the United States to aid the rebellion • were Confederate Military Officers above the rank of Army Colonel or Navy Lieutenant • were members of the U.S. Congress who left to aid in the rebellion • resigned commissions in the U.S. Army or Navy and afterwards aided in the rebellion • treated unlawfully black prisoners of war and their white officers • had absented themselves from the United States in order to aid in the rebellion • were graduates of West Point or Annapolis who served as Confederate officers • Ex-Confederate Governors • left homes in territory under United States jurisdiction for purposes of aiding the rebellion • engaged in destruction of commerce on the high seas or in raids from Canada • voluntarily participated in the rebellion who had property valued at more than $20,000.00 • had broken the oath taken under the provisions of the proclamation of 8 Dec. 1863
Extent
1.2 Linear Feet (2 items)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Presidential pardon dated 18 September 1865
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Loan from Vida M. Jones, 1946; William S. Pace, Jr., 2007
General
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Processing Information
updated by Martha Bace, 2012
- Title
- Guide to W.J. Russell Presidential Pardon
- Status
- Needs Approval
- Date
- February 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository