On this day in the Civil War, New York Democratic representative Moses Odell favors a proposed Constitutional amendment abolishing slavery. Odell is one of the key Democrats whose vote makes possible the passage of the amendment.

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Moses Odell

(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)

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