The Confiscation Act of 1862, or Second Confiscation Act, was a law passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War. Section 9 of the... 9 KB (652 words) - 01:12, 14 February 2024 |
Senate 24–11. The act was signed into law by President Lincoln on August 6, 1861. The Confiscation Act of 1862 was passed on July 17, 1862. It stated that... 10 KB (1,348 words) - 16:09, 7 December 2023 |
Abraham Lincoln (redirect from 16th President of the United States of America) 1862 Congress passed an act banning slavery on all federal territory, which Lincoln signed. In July, the Confiscation Act of 1862 was enacted, providing... 202 KB (22,542 words) - 20:19, 27 March 2024 |
Edwin Stanton (redirect from Secretary of War Stanton) commander of local Confederate forces on June 1, he launched a series of offensives against the Army of the Potomac, which, by late June 1862, was just... 112 KB (15,078 words) - 22:06, 16 March 2024 |
announced that Archer Alexander had been liberated by the Confiscation Act of 1862 because of his service to the U.S. military and Pitman's disloyalty... 9 KB (1,074 words) - 20:17, 17 March 2024 |