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(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON SLAVES AND THE ARMY)

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(CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ON SLAVES AND THE ARMY)
War-date printed circular of Confederate General Orders No. 25, 2pp. 8vo., Richmond, Mar. 6, 1863 concerning, "An Act to Protect the Rights of Owners of Slaves by or employed in the Army", in very small part: "…every person connected with the army or navy of the Confederate States, arresting or coming into possession of any slave, by capture from the enemy, or otherwise…shall immediately report the same to the commanding officer…". Also listed is a listing of the various depots throughout the South set aside to receive any recaptured slave. A interesting order showing the South's direct defiance of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Published by order of Samuel Cooper. Minor spotting, else very good.