04/03/1862 |
04/03/1862 |
On a party line vote, the U.S. Senate votes to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia |
07/20/1867 |
07/20/1867 |
The U.S. Congress authorizes an Indian Peace Commission to negotiate with hostile Plains Indian tribes. |
08/06/1867 |
08/06/1867 |
The Indian Peace Commission, newly appointed to negotiate with hostile Plains Indian tribes, organizes in St. Louis, Missouri. |
08/19/1867 |
08/19/1867 |
The Indian Peace Commission meets with Sioux tribal leaders near Fort Thompson in South Dakota. |
10/21/1867 |
10/21/1867 |
In Kansas, negotiations at Medicine Lodge River result in two peace treaties Plains tribes. |
10/28/1867 |
10/28/1867 |
At Medicine Lodge River in Kansas, a third peace treaty is signed, this with the Cheyenne and Arapaho. |