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Confederate States of America. Congress An act to ammend an act entitled "An act to increase the efficiency of the army by employing free negroes and slaves in certain capacities," approved February 17th, 1864.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08979.06 Author/Creator: Confederate States of America. Congress Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document Date: 22 November 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 23.5 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Confederate act increases the pay of "free negroes...to eighteen dollars a month," doubles the number of black workers the Secretary of War can impress., and orders slaves should be impressed out of dire neccesity should be taken from larger slaveholders. With war department stamp

Confederate States of America, 1860-1870

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