Historedia
Group or institution

42nd United States Congress

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1872

Every event in Historedia whose sources name 42nd United States Congress, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act of 1872

    1872

    Role: Legislative Body

    1. May 22, 1872 · United StatesPassage of the Amnesty Act

      The 42nd Congress passed the Amnesty Act on May 22, 1872, removing most Fourteenth Amendment penalties on former Confederates.

    2. June 1, 1872 · United StatesProclamation on Prosecutions

      Grant directed district attorneys to dismiss proceedings against disqualified persons except those named in the act's exceptions.

Sources

  1. Amnesty Act Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16