Date Original
1862 July 25
Description
This collection contains one broadside, the Confiscation and Emancipation Bill passed by Congress during the U.S. Civil War "to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of rebels, and for other purposes."
Biographical/Historical Note
The Confiscation Act of 1862, passed on July 17, 1862, set out the penalties of rebellion or aiding rebellion against the United States as treason, including death, imprisonment, fines, the confiscation of property, and the freeing of slaves. It also promised that slaves of rebels who aided the Union army, escaped to, or were captured by the Union army would never again be held as slaves and could not be returned to their former owners. Finally, it allowed the President to hire former slaves to help end the war, make provision for freed slaves to emigrate to another country, and to extend pardons.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
United States
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.BS.010
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Confiscation and Emancipation Bill, 1862, SMC.BS.010
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Confiscation and Emancipation Bill, 1862, Broadside.0010, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
