Historical Statute: Chap. LX - An Act to Confiscate Property Used for Insurrectionary Purposes," U.S. Congress, pp. 319, 6 August 1861

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Historical Statute: Chap. LX - An Act to Confiscate Property Used for Insurrectionary Purposes," U.S. Congress, pp. 319, 6 August 1861

1861

Historical Statute

The Library of Congress features the 1861 statute, created by the 37th Congress, for the 1st Confiscation Act of 1861. The Act authorized the seizure of Confederate property used for insurrection purposes during the Civil War.

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