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John B. Floyd is accused of two federal crimes, but is exonerated on both charges. The U.S. House Committee on Military Affairs alleges that before John B. Floyd left his post as U.S. secretary of war, he illicitly transferred war department arms from the North to armories in the South, thus arming the incipient rebellion. Floyd is also accused of questionable dealing involving Indian trusts, but he’s exonerated on both charges.

  The Grant administration was possibly the most corrupt in our nation’s history. So much graft and bribery occurred under his watch that “Grantism” is how some came to describe greed and corruption. Major scandals rocked his administration, including “Black Friday,” a scheme to corner the gold market in which his brother-in-law was involved (Grant did act to foil the scheme, but not before thousands were harmed). The “Whiskey Ring, “scandal saw over 100 federal officials convic...

Harper’s Weekly – December 29, 1860 U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: Sometime in the future. Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed. Link to previous Harper’s Weekly thread https...