Post Civil War Records: 1865-1870???
I need help with the a small window of time from when the Civil War ended in 1865 until the census in 1870.Does anyone know if there were any interim records or census to determine how many African Americans were freed? Was there any type of accounting by plantation holders of who was released? Did African Americans sign up for any thing (ie voting, schools, government programs, etc.) that might give names and locations? I'm researching a family on the 1870 Census in Richmond, VA area that I suspect were from elsewhere in VA. Thank you!