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Collection Reference Number GLC05921
From Archive Folder Collection of Presidential Pardons 
Title Presidential pardon of Philip D. Roddey for his participation in the rebellion
Date 17 February 1866
Author Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)  
Document Type Government document
Content Description President Andrew Johnson granted Roddey a full pardon and amnesty. Roddey was nicknamed "the Swamp Fox of Tennessee." Countersigned by the Secretary of State William H. Seward
Subjects Civil War  Military History  President  Pardon  Confederate States of America  Government and Civics  Law  Confederate General or Leader  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Government & Politics; Law; The Presidency
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945