United States. Confiscation Act, 1861
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Confiscation Act, 1861
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United States. First Confiscation Act, 1861
United States. 1st Confiscation Act, 1861
United States. Confiscation Acts
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found: The Civil War Confiscation Acts, 2005:p. 1 (The First Confiscation Act)
found: Dickinson Univ. House Divided website, Jan. 12, 2011:First Confiscation Act page (signed Aug. 6, 1861; mandated the seizure and confiscation of slaves being used to support the Confederate war effort; it was an unclear and poorly enforced law that led quickly to the introduction of a more direct and radical measure the next year)
found: Global Security website, Jan. 18, 2012:Northern war aims page (1st Confiscation Act of 1862)
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2012-01-18: new
2012-01-19: revised
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