Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Fort_Monroe_Doctrine
|
| gptkbp:date |
1861
|
| gptkbp:effect |
classified escaped slaves as contraband of war
prevented return of escaped slaves to Confederate owners |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Contraband Decision (1861)
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
Union policy on slavery |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fort_Monroe,_Virginia,_United_States
|
| gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:Major_General_Benjamin_Butler
|
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Frank_Baker
gptkb:James_Townsend gptkb:Shepard_Mallory |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Confiscation_Act_of_1861
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Union_Army gptkb:Confederate_States |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
establishment of contraband camps
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first step toward emancipation during Civil War
|
| gptkbp:subject |
enslaved people
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fort_Monroe,_Virginia,_USA
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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