Thread:Blue in the Red Zone/@comment-26279493-20150406010108

Forgot to sign in, so undid then redid this edit to show folks where it's coming from. As I said before, there's some confusion about dates (who did what to whom first). Some sources claim Johnson declared reconstruction complete on Dec. 1, and set it off. The only order I can find from Johnson on the 1st is to end suspension of Habeas Corpus in friendly States. The formerly rebellious States are specifically exempted from Johnson's order. Whatever the cause, it seems that reconstruction became far more partisan after this date. 