Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:citation |
12 Stat. 597
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
July 17, 1862
|
| gptkbp:effect |
authorized payment for persons of African descent serving in the military
allowed the recruitment of Black soldiers in the Civil War |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:historicalName |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Militia Act of 1862
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to allow African Americans to serve in the Union Army
to authorize the President to call state militias into federal service |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
gptkb:Confiscation_Act_of_1862 |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Militia_Act_of_1792
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:African_Americans_in_the_American_Civil_War
gptkb:Militia_Act_of_1795 |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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