After the war, rumors swept the South that ex-slaves would receive:

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The idea of giving ex-slaves forty acres of land and a mule gained popularity among abolitionists and some government officials as a way to provide compensation and a means of self-sufficiency for formerly enslaved people. While this idea never became official government policy, General William T. Sherman issued Special Field Orders No. 15, which set aside land for black families in coastal areas of Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. However, President Andrew Johnson later revoked this order, and the promise of "forty acres and a mule" was not fulfilled.

After the War, Rumors Swept the South That Ex-Slaves Would