Happy July 9?
On this day 150 years ago, the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, having been passed by Congress two years before.
Among other things, it established the right to vote for every (male) person over age 21 and promised to all equal protection of the law.
Not only is July 9, 1868 an important date in American history, but it also is significant to South Carolina.
On that day, 150 years ago, the state’s newly elected General Assembly ratified the Fourteenth Amendment as one of the requirements for South Carolina to be readmitted to the Union. It was South Carolina’s approval that made the Fourteenth Amendment officially a part of the U.S. Constitution.
On this 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, let us celebrate American freedom together, especially in South Carolina.
The characters who lived through
the turbulent first two years of freedom during the Civil War
in the historical fiction, Swift Currents,
will take you through the Reconstruction years and beyond,
in the stirring sequel,
Still A Rising Tide,
to be published in summer 2018.
Thanks for the reminders. Also, from Wikipedia…
The Battle of Monocacy (also known as Monocacy Junction) was fought on July 9, 1864, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace. The battle was part of Early’s raid through the Shenandoah Valley and into Maryland in an attempt to divert Union forces away from Gen. Robert E. Lee’s army under siege at Petersburg, Virginia.[1] The battle was the northernmost Confederate victory of the war. While the Union troops retreated to Baltimore, Maryland, the Confederates continued toward Washington, D.C., but the battle at Monocacy delayed Early’s march for a day, allowing time for Union reinforcements to arrive in the Union capital. The Confederates launched an attack on Washington on July 12 at the Battle of Fort Stevens, but were unsuccessful and retreated to Virginia.
Thank you, brother!
And Callie Hewitt, in my book Still A Rising Tide, found herself immersed in the battle, helping the wounded.
Your brother