The Civil War Confiscation Acts - Failing to Reconstruct the South (Paperback)

This book is the first full account in more than 20 years of two significant, but relatively understudied, laws passed during the Civil War. The Confiscation Acts (1861-62) were designed to sanction slave holding states by authorizing the Federal Government to seize rebel properties (including land and other assets held in Northern and border states) and grant freedom to slaves who fought with or worked for the Confederate military. Abraham Lincoln objected to the Acts for fear they might push border states, particularly Missouri and Kentucky, into secession. The Acts were eventually rendered moot by the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment. John Syrett examines the political contexts of the Acts, especially the debates in Congress, and demonstrates how the failure of the confiscation acts during the war presaged the political and structural shortcomings of Reconstruction after the war.

General

Imprint:	Fordham University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Reconstructing America
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	John Syrett
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-0-8232-2490-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Property, real estate, land & tenancy law Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-8232-2490-2
Barcode:	9780823224906

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