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- GLC#
- GLC08417
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- February 17, 1864
- Author/Creator
- Confederate States of America. Congress
- Title
- [Amendment for an act (Senate Bill, No. 109) authorizing the employment of free African Americans]
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- 2 p. : Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 14 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Increases compensation given to free African Americans for their employment. Authorizes the Secretary of War to employ 40,000 slaves instead of 20,000 for governmental service. Empowers the Secretary of War to impress 40,000 slaves if they will not willingly offer their service. States "by Mr. Henry" (possibly Gustavus Adolphus Henry, a Confederate congressman). Establishes guidelines for impressment. Includes a Rebel Archives stamp. Possibly created in Richmond, Virginia.
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