The advance of the Gunboats up the river to New Berne, N. Carolina. Passing the Barricade
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
President Andrew Johnson's Veto of the Third Reconstruction Act
- 7/19/1867
Transcript
To the House of Representatives
For reasons heretofore stated in my several veto messages to Congress upon the subject of reconstruction, I return without my approval the “joint resolution to carry into effect the several acts providing for the more efficient government of the Rebel States,” and appropriating for that purpose the sum of one million dollars.
Andrew Johnson
Washington, DC
July 19th 1867
This primary source comes from the Records from the U.S. House of Representatives.
National Archives Identifier: 5678176
Full Citation: President Andrew Johnson’s Veto of the Third Reconstruction Act; 7/19/1867; (HR 40A-F28.4); Committee Papers, 7/1867 – 2/1871; Records from the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/johnson-veto-third-reconstruction-act/, April 6, 2026]
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