Ku Klux Klan in Canada of the secessionist movement of the Confederate States of America and the abolition of slavery, which was the underlying cause of the war. The United States entered a period of Reconstruction, during which the infrastructure destroyed during the civil war would be rebuilt, national unity would be restored, and freed slaves were guaranteed their civil rights with the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments. In December 1865, six veterans of the Confederate Army established the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee. Presidents Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865) and Andrew Johnson (1865–1869) undertook a moderate approach to Reconstruction, but after the 1866 election resulted
USS Grosbeak (1865) exploded off Memphis, Tennessee, 27 April, 1865, Grosbeak rescued 60 to 80 survivors and transferred them to hospital. She also transported wounded men from boats further down the river to Memphis, Tennessee, for proper care. As the war ended, "Grosbeak" returned to Mound City and was sold there 17 August 1865. USS Grosbeak (1865) USS "Grosbeak" (1865) was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. "Grosbeak" was placed into service as a gunboat and assigned to the Union blockade of ports of the Confederate States of America. "Grosbeak", renamed from "Fanny", was purchased at Mound