Rawley on mayt 22, 1872, congress passed the reconstruction measure known as the general amnesty act. Webthe amnesty act of may 22, 1872 was a united states federal law which reversed most of the penalties imposed on former confederates by the fourteenth amendment. Webthe amnesty act of 1872 is a united states federal law passed on may 22, 1872, which removed most of the penalties imposed on former confederates by the fourteenth.

A note by james a. Webthe general amnesty act of 1872: