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The Militia Act of 1862 (12 Stat. 597, enacted July 17, 1862) was an Act of the 37th United States Congress, during the American Civil War, that authorized a militia draft within a state when the state could not meet its quota with volunteers.
23 Μαΐ 2018 · Militia Act (1862) Daniel W. Hamilton. On July 17, 1862, Congress passed the Militia Act, calling on the president to employ "persons of African descent" in military or naval service. This was, importantly, a change in policy.
Passed alongside the Second Confiscation Act on July 17, 1862, the Militia Act of 1862 amended the Militia Act of 1795, making it legal for African-American men to enlist in the United States army "for the purpose of constructing intrenchments, or performing camp service or any other labor, or any military or naval service for which they may be ...
13 Ιουλ 2023 · Unlike the Emancipation Proclamation, the Militia Act combined with the Second Confiscation Act undermined the loyal slave states as well as the Confederacy. The war was now clearly a crusade against slavery.
The Militia act of July 1862 authorized the President to employ black people on behalf of the Union war effort as laborers and soldiers.
5 Σεπ 2012 · The Militia Act of 1862 gave the President the authority to employ “persons of African descent” in any military capacity for which he saw fit. The act known as the Second Confiscation Act gave clear incentive to enslaved persons to assist the Union war effort as it transformed the war into a war for emancipation.
10 Απρ 2017 · In 1862, the Militia Acts of 1792 were amended to allow African-Americans to serve in the militia. National Guardsmen at war in the Pacific, 1943. (Image source: WikiCommons)
