Simon Barrett

This week author Joel Moore and I will be exploring a number of areas of the Civil War the Congressional Medal of Honor             • Andrew’s Raid to destroy Western & Atlantic RR, first to receive             • boys who received the medal             • one woman to receive the medal   • Transcontinental Railroad             • bill to build signed by Lincoln             • preliminary work during war             • completed 1869 • 13th 14th 15th Amendments from 1865-1869, a period during reconstruction with Northern states in predominant control             • rights to blacks and former slaves             • Blacks in Congress       • advance in military weapon technology