The political situation following the decline of the Roman Empire was not particularly envy-inducing. The reason for this was that Europe had no centralized government and with that there were a mixture of tribes where each fought for their right to rule over the best areas in Europe - D.
The official record of congressional votes is published by the government, and it's known as the "Congressional Record" - that's where you should look for the information you need.
It is printed daily (whenever there is a session) and available on the official site of the government. You can see there the individual votes and also the number of votes for and against.
179,000 African American men served in the civil war
From Middle French massacre"wholesale slaughter, carnage," from Old French macacre, macecle "slaughterhouse, butchery," of unknown origin; perhaps related to Latin macellum "provisions store, butcher shop."
