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slavery and the Confiscation Acts, 1861-1862
Confederate property seizures and the northern home front during the secession crisis -- Privateers, debt repudiation, and the "contraband" -- Congress debates the confiscation of rebel property in 1861 -- The first Confiscation Act and the emancipation of slaves -- John C. Frémont and Simon Cameron attempt to emancipate slaves and punish rebels -- The Second Confiscation Act debated in Congress -- Slavery and the constitution -- The northern public, slavery, and hard war -- Southern land and slaves -- War powers and confiscation -- Conclusion : the passage and the failure of the Second Confiscation Act.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-291) and index.