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<p>Following the Civil War, Steedman remained in the South and helped carry out the reconstruction policies of the United States. He oversaw federal troops in Georgia in 1865 and then became the New Orleans port collector in 1866. Two years later, Steedman became chief of police of New Orleans. The federal government hoped that Steedman would be able to enforce civil rights legislation and protect African Americans and their white supporters from their opponents. Steedman later moved to Toledo, Ohio where he was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1877. He died on October 8, 1883.</p>
==See Also==
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*[[American Civil War]]
*[[Battle of Chickamauga]]
*[[Napoleon, OhioReconstruction]]*[[African Americans]]
*[[New Orleans]]
*[[Ohio]]
*[[Toledo, Ohio]]
*[[Napoleon, Ohio]]
*[[Ohio Militia]]
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==References==
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#Dee, Christine, ed. <em>Ohio's War: The Civil War in Documents</em>. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007.
#<em>Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1866</em>. Akron, OH: The Werner Company, 1893.
#Reid, Whitelaw. <em>Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Generals and Soldiers</em>. Cincinnati, OH: Clarke, 1895.
#Roseboom, Eugene H. <em>The Civil War Era: 1850-1873</em>. Columbus: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, 1944.
#Woods, Joseph Thatcher. <em>Steedman and His Men at Chickamauga</em>. Toledo, OH: Blade Printing & Paper Co., 1876.
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