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Johnson was elected as vice president
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Tenesse was admitted back into the Union.
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Nebraska was the 37th state admitted back into the Union.
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1868 - 1st Black election to congress ( John W Menard, Louisiana
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1868 - 1st Black election to congress ( John W Menard, Louisiana
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Arkansas was the 2nd state admitted back into the Union.
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Florida was the 3rd state to be admitted back into Union.
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Alabama was the 3rd state admitted back into the Union.
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South Carolina was the 7th state admitted back into the Union.
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Louisana was the 5th state to be admitted back into the Union.
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North Carolina was the 6th state admitted back into the Union..
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November 3, 1868 people were voting for a president . They had to choose between Ulysses S. Grant - republican or Horatio Seymour -democratic. Ulysses S. Grant won the election, at last. This event was going on near the days or the years of Civil War. Grant won office thanks to the African Americans votes. That at the time could vote mostly everywhere and anywhere . The African that voted were approximately 700,000 people
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Mississippi was the 9th state admitted back into the Union.
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Texas is the 10th state to be admitted back into Union.
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Georgia was the 11th state admitted back into Union.
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It was the third hurricane that year and there was heavy damage and sunk a large navy ship. Everyone inside died.
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The third hurricane of that year. It hit Indianola, TX sending a huge wave killing 800 people and even got to Mississippi.
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A large hurricane hit the Northeast coast of Texas. Luckily, there were no deaths but it produced very heavy damage.
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A large category 4 hurricane hit the most economically important port city in Texas, Indianola. It completely devastated the city destroying much of the much of the Texas coastline.
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A large hurricane hit the Northeast coast of Texas. Luckily, there were no deaths but it produced very heavy damage.