Loyalty Oath to the United States of America, August 3, 1865
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To be re-admitted into the Union after the Civil War, a majority of citizens in each Confederate state had to formally renounce secession and show support of the Constitution. The signer of this loyalty oath proclaimed his allegiance to the Constitution of the United States, the union of those states, and laws regarding the emancipation of slaves.
To be re-admitted into the Union after the Civil War, a majority of citizens in each Confederate state had to formally renounce secession and show support of the Constitution. The signer of this loyalty oath proclaimed his allegiance to the Constitution of the United States, the union of those states, and laws regarding the emancipation of slaves.
Artifact
Loyalty Oath
Date Made
03 August 1865
Subject Date
03 August 1865
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
26.179.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of T.B. Stubbs
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Dimensions
Height: 9.75 in
Width: 7.625 in
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