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The withdrawal of more Union troops from Virginia encourage southerners looking to repair ties with the Union.

The Freedmen's Bureau continues to restore land long after the war.

A group of "bad looking negroes"accused of murdering a white woman horrifies white southerners.

Federal troops withdraw from the city of Richmond as the city returns to normalcy.

Union General Grant comments on the status of readmission and offers his opinions on the subject.

The Dispatch highlights the repercussions of readmission and the shift of representation that would occur should freedmen be counted as people.

The Freedmen's Bureau begins the restoration of land to former Confederate plantation owners.

Southerners argue that they have a disadvantage due to a lack of manufactories and try to figure out how Virginians could attract more factory workers.

The Northern and Southern media debate the status of reconstruction in Virginia.

Black on black crime begins to emerge in the city of Richmond.