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Hmmm, 184,000 hits, looks like you got your work cut out for you.

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Hmmm, 184,000 hits, looks like you got your work cut out for you.

Well, if you can come up with one of the bills that specifically said it was readmitting one of the rebellious states as a state in the Union and not just readmitting their delegation to Congress then you would pretty much prove your point, wouldn't you? Here you go, it's got to be in there somewhere.

Congressional Globe

If not there, then it'd be in here:

Congressional Record.

That replaced the Globe in 1873.