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Confiscation Acts (jan 1, 1861 – jan 1, 1862)

Description:

Series of acts passed saying that he government is allowed to take possessions from those who are rebelling (the Confederates who are at war with the Union); basically gave the Union army the ability to take and then free slaves upon the army reaching wherever the slaves were

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Date:

jan 1, 1861
jan 1, 1862
~ 12 months