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Civil War Suits in the U.S. Court of Claims - Cases Involving Compensation to Northerners and Southerners (Paperback)
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Civil War Suits in the U.S. Court of Claims - Cases Involving Compensation to Northerners and Southerners (Paperback)
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The aftermath of the Civil War presented exceptional legal
questions. Bitter strife and desperate shortages on both sides
resulted in extreme wartime measures enacted by the United States
government. The Confiscation Act of 1861, which legalized the
seizure of property, proved particularly harsh. To soften the
effects of this act on loyal citizens residing in Confederate
territory, the Act of March 12, 1863, created the special legal
theory of abandoned or captured property. This legislation set up a
special Treasury fund to reimburse owners for loss of goods upon
proof of ownership and verification of loyalty to the Union. After
the war, more than 500 plaintiffs brought a total of 1578 claims
against the United States government, regarding wartime losses they
had suffered. Arranged alphabetically by claimant surname, the
entries in this book present the particulars of the cases heard by
the United States Court of Claims after the war. A concise overview
regarding legal aspects of the war is provided, with the main body
of the work focusing on the cases. Necessarily limited to those
reported in detail by the courts, the discussion of these claims
include disputed contracts; pay disputes; compensation for use of
property or property lost, destroyed or damaged; and quartermaster
or paymaster money stolen, captured, or lost. Suits filed by
northern states to recover war expenses are also listed. The
appendices include 1860 census data, federal revised statutes,
relevant acts of Congress and the 1864 Kentucky Draft Case
claimants.
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