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Harper's Weekly, July 1, 1865, page 403 (Domestic Intelligence)
 * RECONSTRUCTION **

The following prominent rebels have applied for pardon under the provisions of President Johnson’s amnesty proclamation: Alexander H. Stephens; R.M.T. Hunter; Postmaster-General Reagan; W.W. Boyce, of South Carolina; T.O. Gholson, of Virginia; William T. Avery, of Tennessee; R.H. Hill, of Georgia; Major-Generals J.B. Kershaw, William Mahone, George Pickett, and Echols; and Brigadier-Generals J.B. Simms, Basil W. Duke, H.A. Quarles, M.J. Wright, H.P. Jackson, Wm. H. Peck, William C. Wickham, J.R. Anderson, W.N.B. Pratt, W.L. Capett, and R.L. Page


 * 1. Look a few of these individuals up and make a statement as to why they should, or should not, be allowed to take the oath and receive amnesty. **