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Confederate States of America. Congress A bill to be entitled an act to increase and strengthen the army of the Confederate States.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08980.04 Author/Creator: Confederate States of America. Congress Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document Date: January 22, 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Confederate act granting the President the power to call slaves "to serve as teamsters, cooks, laborers and hospital nurses" in the Confederate Army.

Confederate States of America, 1860-1870

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