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class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.3em">the <a href="/wiki/37th_United_States_Congress" title="37th United States Congress">37th United States Congress</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.245em;line-height:1.15em;padding-right:0.65em">Effective</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.3em">July 17, 1862</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#bbddff">Citations</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.245em;line-height:1.15em;padding-right:0.65em"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large"><span class="wrap">Statutes at Large</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.3em">12 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-12-597">597</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#bbddff">Legislative history</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.3em"><div><ul style="line-height:1.3em;text-align:left"><li><b>Introduced</b> in the Senate as S. 384 by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Wilson" title="Henry Wilson">Henry Wilson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>–<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">MA</a>) on July 8, 1862</li><li><b>Passed the Senate</b> on July 15, 1862 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/37-2/s534">28-9</a>)</li><li><b>Passed the House</b> on July 16, 1862 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/37-2/h352">30-77</a>)</li><li><b>Signed into law</b> by President <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> on July 17, 1862</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#bbddff">Major amendments</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.3em"> <ol><li>Militia Act of 1792, Chapter 28</li> <li>Militia Act of 1792, Chapter 33</li></ol> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output 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1862</a></b></div></div></div> </div> <p>The <b>Militia Act of 1862</b> (12 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-12-597">597</a>, enacted July 17, 1862) was an Act of the <a href="/wiki/37th_United_States_Congress" title="37th United States Congress">37th United States Congress</a>, during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, that authorized a militia draft within a state when the state could not meet its quota with volunteers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Act, for the first time, also allowed <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-Americans</a> to serve in the militias as soldiers and war laborers. Previous to it, since the <a href="/wiki/Militia_Acts_of_1792" title="Militia Acts of 1792">Militia Acts of 1792</a>, only white male citizens were permitted to participate in the militias. </p><p>The act was controversial. It was praised by many <a href="/wiki/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States" title="Abolitionism in the United States">abolitionists</a> as a first step toward equality, because it stipulated that black recruits could be soldiers or manual laborers. However, the Act enacted discrimination in pay and other areas. It provided that most black soldiers were to receive $10 a month, with a $3 reduction for clothing, which was almost half as was received by white soldiers who received $13. According to historian Eric Foner, however, the difference in pay stemmed from the fact that the legislation envisioned blacks mainly as military laborers freeing up whites for combat.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many regiments struggled for equal pay, some refusing any money until June 15, 1864, when Congress deleted that portion of the Militia Act and granted equal pay for all black soldiers. </p><p>The state-administered system set up by the Act failed in practice and in 1863 Congress passed the <a href="/wiki/Enrollment_Act" title="Enrollment Act">Enrollment Act</a>, the first genuine national conscription law. The 1863 law required the enrollment of every male citizen and those immigrants who had filed for citizenship between ages 20 and 45 and making them liable for conscription. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the summer of 1862, African American involvement in the Civil War was the center of a nationwide debate.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War" title="United States Department of War">U.S. War Department</a> had refused to accept black army volunteers since the start of the war, <a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> members were beginning to consider the benefits of having their support.<sup id="cite_ref-Hamilton_1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hamilton_1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While regarding the nationwide indecision, Congress had the ultimate power to decide whether people of African descent would participate in the Civil War as laborers and/or soldiers. </p><p>The 37th Congress neither leaned heavily towards the enrollment of black volunteers, nor towards their continued blockage.<sup id="cite_ref-Moore_160_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moore_160-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the idea to use African Americans as laborers was generally accepted in Congress, the employment of black soldiers was not. Therefore, supporters in Congress of black combatants were proposing one of the most important developments of the war. </p><p>Observing the racial discrimination and strong opposition among ranks of military officers, Congress began to fear that black involvement would only prolong the war. However, in great contradiction, the overwhelming argument from those in support of black involvement was that the contribution of more soldiers was then extremely advantageous to the <a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Potomac" title="Army of the Potomac">Army of the Potomac</a>, regardless of their skin color. Justifying the use of black soldiers as a war necessity, the issued Militia Act of 1862 established the legality of black soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-Militia_Act_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Militia_Act-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yet the recruits' salary was overlooked and established at $7 a month, almost half of what white soldiers received.<sup id="cite_ref-Hamilton_1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hamilton_1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Congress created the Militia Act of 1862 as a war necessity to allow the army black soldier recruits, and with it, enforced unequal pay upon black combatants. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Precedent_and_constitutional_authority">Precedent and constitutional authority</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Precedent and constitutional authority"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was widely accepted that under the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">Constitution</a>, Congress had the power to determine the makeup of militias. Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution empowered Congress "[t]o raise and support armies" and "[t]o provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in their service of the United States."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, some politicians, including Senator <a href="/wiki/John_S._Carlile" title="John S. Carlile">John S. Carlile</a> from Virginia, argued against the act: "I hold that Congress of the United States has no power to determine who shall compose the militia of a State in this Union".<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3198-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the other hand, Republican Representative <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Collamer" title="Jacob Collamer">Jacob Collamer</a> of Vermont reminded the members that in 1792 Congress had "passed an act for organizing the militia, and confined it to white people."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bill was called the <a href="/wiki/Militia_Act_of_1792" class="mw-redirect" title="Militia Act of 1792">Militia Act of 1792</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which would have to be overridden by a new militia act to open military service to those of African descent. </p><p>Furthermore, Congress could decide to confiscate <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate</a> slaves for war efforts<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When assigned to the position of War Department Solicitor in November 1862, Attorney <a href="/wiki/William_Whiting_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="William Whiting (Massachusetts politician)">William Whiting</a> confirmed in his detailed examination <i>War Powers Under the Constitution of the United States</i>, that "Congress may interfere with slavery by calling upon the slaves, as subjects, to enter the military service."<sup id="cite_ref-War_Powers_134_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-War_Powers_134-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whiting insisted that <a href="/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States" title="Slavery in the United States">slavery</a> was a military target because it enabled the Confederacy to carry on "war against the Union" and forced "three million of loyal subjects owned by rebel masters to act as if they were traitors."<sup id="cite_ref-War_Powers_134_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-War_Powers_134-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Throughout his research as a leading professor in President Lincoln studies, Professor Allen Guelzo has found that Lincoln and his Republican Congressmen "rely hugely on Whiting's book" and use it "to justify what he's doing, both in terms of emancipation and black recruitment."<sup id="cite_ref-Guelzo_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guelzo-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whiting's declaration gave Congress power to enforce a militia policy that included the black race as equal recruits. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislative_history">Legislative history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Legislative history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attitude_of_Congress">Attitude of Congress</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Attitude of Congress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 37th Congress neither leaned heavily towards the enrollment of black volunteers, nor towards their continued blockage.<sup id="cite_ref-Moore_160_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moore_160-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even with both a Republican Senate and House majority (54 to 29 in the Senate, and 107 to 63 in the House), the issue of black recruitment was not easily settled because even "people in the Republican Party, were very hesitant to move towards black soldiers."<sup id="cite_ref-Guelzo_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guelzo-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The idea to use African Americans as laborers was generally accepted in Congress. Throughout their time as slaves, they had proven themselves capable of household chores.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson_31_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson_31-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Head of the Militia Committee, Republican Senate <a href="/wiki/Preston_King_(politician)" title="Preston King (politician)">Preston King</a>, commented in debate, "Nobody would, probably, object to their cooking."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3228_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3228-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After all, affluent Confederates were already taking advantage of their slaves by bringing "body servants" that would prepare food, build trenches, construct shelters and clean clothes at campsites.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson_30_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson_30-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarifying that only labor-intensive jobs for blacks were acceptable, Senator <a href="/wiki/Garrett_Davis" title="Garrett Davis">Garrett Davis</a> of Kentucky shared with the rest of Congress on July 5: "I have heard no objection on the part of any Union man to the employment of Negroes to dig a canal."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Quite simply, he and others wanted to keep the war a "white man's quarrel," without integrating black soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-Guelzo_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guelzo-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Therefore, those of the 37th Congress in support of black combatants were proposing one of the most important developments of the war. If they were to convince their counterparts of the benefits to using black soldiers during the Second Session of 1862, blacks would be involved in combat and labor positions for the first time since 1792. Furthermore, they would be bestowing an opportunity for slaves everywhere to prove themselves worthy of respect and equality on the battlefield.<sup id="cite_ref-Oakes,_Class_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oakes,_Class-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For that reason, abolitionist <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Douglass" title="Frederick Douglass">Frederick Douglass</a> strongly urged the President and Congress in 1861 to "[l]et the slaves and free colored people be called into service and formed into a liberating army, to march into the South and raise the banner of Emancipation."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although lasting only seven days, July 9 to 16, the debate concerning the proposition of black soldier participation and its result brought blacks so much closer to earning their freedom. </p><p>Given the opportunity to alter the status of many African Americans, a few members of Congress feared that the next militia act would change the purpose of the war.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Believing in Lincoln's insistence, exhibited in his 1862 letter to editor <a href="/wiki/Horace_Greeley" title="Horace Greeley">Horace Greeley</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/New-York_Tribune" title="New-York Tribune">New-York Tribune</a></i>, that the "paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery," they did not wish to see the war evolve into something more than the restoration of the Union.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Republican Representative <a href="/wiki/John_P._Hale" title="John P. Hale">John P. Hale</a> of New Hampshire voiced on July 9 at a Congressional session, "This war ought to be carried on without any regard at all to the subject of slavery or slaves. It out to preserve a free government for free people."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frustrated with the Congressional focus on black soldiers, Democratic Senator <a href="/wiki/Willard_Saulsbury,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Willard Saulsbury, Sr.">Willard Saulsbury</a> of Delaware thought similarly: "But no sooner are we engaged in civil war ... than an attempt is made on every occasion to change the character of the war, and to elevate the miserable nigger, not only to political rights, but to put him in the Army, and to put him in your Navy."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3198-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The racism that deemed blacks incapable of being skillful soldiers echoed in Congress. Although acknowledging blacks' competence with household chores, "[a] goodly number of Northerners agreed with Southerners that the black was a biologically inferior being and could not be trusted with important military responsibilities."<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson_31_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson_31-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Consequently, the whole race was loudly criticized as being lazy, ambivalent, and cowardly.<sup id="cite_ref-Guelzo_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guelzo-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A generation of men had grown up disrespecting persons of African descent and in awe of slavery that devalued the abilities of blacks.<sup id="cite_ref-Negro_Troops_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Negro_Troops-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historian <a href="/wiki/Allen_C._Guelzo" title="Allen C. Guelzo">Allen C. Guelzo</a> finds that because slavery encourages "submission, it encourages docility, and it encourages stupidity"- all characteristics that soldiers must not possess, several officers believed that former slaves would be poor soldiers, particularly in battle.<sup id="cite_ref-Guelzo_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guelzo-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, Lieutenant Colonel <a href="/wiki/Charles_Francis_Adams,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Francis Adams, Jr.">Charles Francis Adams</a> of the Massachusetts's cavalry wrote to his brother in the summer of 1862, sharing his thoughts that "[a]t best [a black man] could perform fatigue duty" because "he has not the mental vigor and energy" to do more.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> And while he disbelieved in the black race's competence, others had good reason to doubt the white men's acceptance of <a href="/wiki/Racial_integration" title="Racial integration">integration</a>. </p><p>Observing the <a href="/wiki/Racism" title="Racism">racial discrimination</a> and strong opposition among ranks of military officers, Congress began to fear that black involvement would only prolong the war. Democratic Senator of Missouri <a href="/wiki/John_B._Henderson" title="John B. Henderson">John B. Henderson</a> asserted that because white soldiers do not "want to fight by side with the nigger.... The rebellion will never end if they are used. I do not believe they will help you any."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Henderson voiced the opinion that black and white cooperation in the war was not possible. Seconding his fellow Senator, Republican <a href="/wiki/James_W._Grimes" title="James W. Grimes">James W. Grimes</a> of Iowa, who wished to see blacks fighting, regretfully informed those at the Congressional debate, "I believe for that every good soldier you would get among them, you will lose a white man, who will be driven off by his prejudices."<sup id="cite_ref-War_Powers_134_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-War_Powers_134-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> And even though Lincoln wished to see slaves free, he said the same thing in the late winter of 1862: "To arm the negroes, would turn 50,000 bayonets from the loyal <a href="/wiki/Border_states_(American_Civil_War)" title="Border states (American Civil War)">Border States</a> against us that were for us."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although he uses kinder words, Lincoln, too, implies that the racist attitudes have the power to rip the Union apart even more. </p><p>Meanwhile, the overwhelming argument from those in support of black involvement, unlike those who believed in black inadequacy was that the contribution of more soldiers was then extremely advantageous to the Army of the Potomac, regardless of their skin color. In the spring of 1862, the Potomac Army "had suffered a series of military defeats, which struck a sharp blow at Northern morale."<sup id="cite_ref-McPherson_56_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McPherson_56-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Union army was experiencing a decline in volunteers when it needed them most. </p><p>At the same time, the numbers of African American civilian refugees were not being used to the Union's best advantage. The majority was not employed even though the Union commanders knew from working with refugees on supply lines and personal service since 1861 how the potential burden of refugees and former slaves could be turned into an asset.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the numbers of former slaves escalating in contrast to the decreasing supply of white volunteers, a widespread belief of supporters was that "the only available men that [the Potomac] could bring into the Union ranks were the slaves."<sup id="cite_ref-Matthews_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Matthews-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite their unfavorable role in American history, blacks had already proven to be capable. Besides their role in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolution</a> and the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>, Senator King reminded Congress of their participation in the <a href="/wiki/Union_Navy" title="Union Navy">Union Navy</a> since the beginning of the Civil War: "They are engaged in the Navy, and have always been, to some extent".<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3227_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3227-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the Union Army, the Navy had always accepted blacks in the enlisted ranks; by the summer of 1862, a fifth of the Navy's workers were colored.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Affluent Confederates, too, were taking advantage of the black race.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson_30_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson_30-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reflecting, Senator <a href="/wiki/John_Sherman" title="John Sherman">John Sherman</a> lectured, "Senators seem to think they are not fit for soldiers. In the South rebels fight side by side with them. In the South the Negroes do the labors of the camp. They do all the hard work. Why shall we not avail ourselves of their serviced to perform the same class of duties for us?"<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3198-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With a purpose to take away from the Confederacy and also to help the Union, making a black from enemy lines a soldier seemed like a logical move. The <i><a href="/wiki/Harper%27s_Weekly" title="Harper's Weekly">Harper's Weekly</a></i> journal issued in the North, published a story titled "Negro Troops" on June 20 that illustrated how supporters saw endless possibilities with the use of black soldiers: "Indeed there is no limit to the supply of troops which may be drawn from this source."<sup id="cite_ref-Negro_Troops_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Negro_Troops-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, Professor of History at University of North Carolina Dr. John David Smith contends, "as the war dragged on, Lincoln and most white Northerners slowly came to the same conclusion" that "Americans of African descent would become an invaluable resource."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notably worried at the prospect of more Union losses, members of Congress became convinced that African American soldier recruitment was necessary. Democratic Senator <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mower_Rice" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Mower Rice">Henry Mower Rice</a> of Minnesota said on July 9 he was willing "to vote for any measure to end [Union losses]."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3303_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3303-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warning that the bill and black involvement were war necessities, Sherman agreed, "The time has arrived that when, in my judgment, the military authorities should be compelled to use all the physical force of this country."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3303_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3303-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The greatest authority on the matter, due to his position of chairman on Congress' Militia Committee, Senator <a href="/wiki/Robert_Wilson_(Missouri_politician)" title="Robert Wilson (Missouri politician)">Robert Wilson</a>, shared his valued opinion on July 9: "This bill contemplates calling out the militia in case we fail to obtain the number of men required by the present system of volunteering ... I believe the bill, therefore, to be necessary."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3303_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3303-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Senator Collamer asked him once more a day later, on July 10, Wilson reiterated his position: "It is necessary."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3228_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3228-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> And with that said, black soldier participation was established and the debate progressed to discuss pay rate, clothing, and freedom.<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3303_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3303-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the end, the need for combat labor was Congress' ultimate prompt for the legislation. Civil War historian <a href="/wiki/James_M._McPherson" title="James M. McPherson">James M. McPherson</a> confirms in one of his books, <i><a href="/wiki/Battle_Cry_of_Freedom_(book)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle Cry of Freedom (book)">Battle Cry of Freedom</a></i>, "Helping blacks to earn citizenship was not the main motive for the push of their enrollment in the upcoming bill."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, the fear of losing the Civil War convinced Congress and Union citizens to take advantage of the willing service. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Debate">Debate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Debate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After constant debate from July 5 to July 16, 1862, Congress' bill reflected the desires of black soldier supporters. By the 9th, Republican Grimes proposed the militia act to read: "[t]he President of the United States shall have full power and authority to organize [any male of any race] into battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3198-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such a statement in the passage would clearly determine the role of blacks in the war as soldiers. Responding with great support from Sherman and Saulsbury, King offered the following corrections: The president can receive into service, "for the purpose of constructing entrenchments, or performing camp service, or any other labor, or any war service for which they may be found competent, persons of African descent."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3198-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accepted, the amendment to the act did not specify the roles of African Americans, but at the same time, it did not limit blacks to menial labors or restrict them to stay off the battlefield. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Unequal_pay">Unequal pay</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Unequal pay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pay for African American recruits was an insignificant issue in Congress and appeared as an issue of discussion only three times during the course of July 9 to July 14.<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3321_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3321-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Therefore, Whiting believes that Congress did not invest heavily into the last passage of the act.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sherman led the effort to determine pay of black recruits because he thought the "compensation ought not to be left to the quartermasters" because if "it be left open, it will be left in a great measure to quartermasters, and there will be different rules in regard to pay, and difficulties may occur."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3227_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3227-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King, too, suggested that the defined pay be inserted into the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3227_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3227-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After hearing Sherman's agreement, "[t]he amendment to the amendment was agreed to."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3227_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3227-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Determining the pay was a different issue. Although by July 14, the bill stated: persons of "African descent, who shall be employed, who are to receive ten dollars per month and one ration", King was proposing to reduce the set rate even more.<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3321_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3321-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King's suggestion was to rid the passage "And [African Americans] shall be fed, clothed and paid such compensation" and instead include that "three dollars of which monthly pay may be in clothing."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3321_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3321-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Therefore, three dollars would be deducted from their monthly salary and the black's salary was reduced to $7, in comparison to the significantly raised $13 that white soldiers received.<sup id="cite_ref-Hamilton_1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hamilton_1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Justification for the unequal pay has been that Congress intended African Americans to be employed only as laborers, and not soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-Smith_49_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smith_49-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When asked, Professor Harry Bradshaw Matthews of <a href="/wiki/Hartwick_College" title="Hartwick College">Hartwick College</a> is certain that the Militia Act was made under the impression blacks would be used only as laborers.<sup id="cite_ref-Matthews_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Matthews-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/James_Oakes_(historian)" title="James Oakes (historian)">James Oakes</a>, author of <i>The Radical and the Republican</i>, alongside Professor John David Smith of <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina" title="University of North Carolina">University of North Carolina</a>, is in agreement with Matthews.<sup id="cite_ref-Oakes,_Class_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oakes,_Class-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Outlining their major argument, Smith argues, "framers have assumed- erroneously – that African Americans who joined the army would serve not as soldiers but as laborers."<sup id="cite_ref-Smith_49_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smith_49-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historian Eric Foner makes the same claim on page 214 of <i>The Fiery Trial.</i> </p><p>Indeed, the 37th Congress had focused on African American employment only as laborers during the start of their Second Session. Then, "there were some people who wanted black soldiers only to serve in a supporting role" who, like Democratic Senator Davis, were able to voice their opinion.<sup id="cite_ref-Matthews_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Matthews-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In fact, those who have not read the congressional records documented in the <i><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Globe" class="mw-redirect" title="Congressional Globe">Congressional Globe</a></i> can argue that the act appears to be a compromise that supported only the use of African American laborers, with the established pay of $7, respectively consistent with the reduced salary of support troops receiving less than combat troops. </p><p>However, the framers of the act did not assume that blacks would help out only as laborers. Research into the <i>Congressional Globe</i> proves that argument to be completely true. After combing through the political document, Solicitor Whiting confirmed: "A review of the remarks made by the members of the Senate and House, including those of the persons who introduced and proposed these acts above cited, will show how earnest was the contest which resulted in introducing colored soldiers into our military service."<sup id="cite_ref-War_Powers_493_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-War_Powers_493-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Therefore, <a href="/wiki/Ira_Berlin" title="Ira Berlin">Ira Berlin</a>, at the University of Maryland, correctly contends that Congress was ready to see African Americans fighting as soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-Berlin_10_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berlin_10-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When finally polished and issued on July 17, the Militia Act of 1862 established the legality of black soldiers. Fulfilling its purpose to override the Militia Act of 1792, it was "[a]n Act to amend the Act calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrection, and rebel invasions, approved February 28, 1792", and a "Proposed Reorganization of State Troops."<sup id="cite_ref-Militia_Act_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Militia_Act-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Section 12, the President could now "receive [blacks] into the service of the United States, for the purpose of constructing trenches, or performing camp service or any other labor, or any military or naval service for which they may be found competent," including soldier duty.<sup id="cite_ref-Militia_Act_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Militia_Act-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Furthermore, any African American employed for warfare would receive freedom for himself and his family. Section 13 outlined that by stating "any man or boy of African descent" who "shall render such service as is provided for in this act, he, his mother and his wife and children, shall forever thereafter be free."<sup id="cite_ref-Militia_Act_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Militia_Act-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Second_Confiscation_Act_and_emancipation">Second Confiscation Act and emancipation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Second Confiscation Act and emancipation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Confiscation_Act_of_1862" title="Confiscation Act of 1862">Confiscation Act of 1862</a></div> <p>Alongside the Militia Act, the <a href="/wiki/Confiscation_Act_of_1862" title="Confiscation Act of 1862">Confiscation Act of 1862</a> issued on July 17 declared all slaves belonging to a rebel were free. Given the power to confiscate slaves, Congress proclaimed: "That every person who shall hereafter commit the crime of treason against the United States, and shall be adjudged guilty thereof, shall suffer death, and all his slaves, if any, shall be declared and made free."<sup id="cite_ref-Confiscation_Act_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Confiscation_Act-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the <a href="/wiki/Confiscation_Act_of_1861" title="Confiscation Act of 1861">Confiscation Act of 1861</a>, The Second Confiscation Act stripped any persons in rebellion of any claim to their slaves and made the former slaves free.<sup id="cite_ref-Confiscation_Act_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Confiscation_Act-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In different ways the two acts employed black manpower. </p><p>Introducing the use of contracted black workers into the Civil War, the Militia Act of 1862 marked the war's transformation to preserve the Union into a reconstruction to create new order. Indeed, "the participation of the black soldier was perhaps the most revolutionary feature of the Civil War."<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the first time during the Civil War Union members were openly admitting the value of African American support in Congress. Congress had finally settled the question "whether the United States shall employ the labor of a race of men whose interests, whose sympathies, whose whole hearts are with the loyal people of the United States in suppressing this rebellion."<sup id="cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Century_3198-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By its issue date, the general public of the Union accepted act's necessity. McPherson's studies show that as the "[n]orthern public opinion was being gradually converted by the pressures of events," members of Congress came to more clearly support the move to use black soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-McPherson_56_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McPherson_56-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Professor of History at Yale <a href="/wiki/David_W._Blight" title="David W. Blight">David W. Blight</a>, too, believes that "throughout the summer of 1862, events rapidly made northern public opinion more favorable to the use of black troops."<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lincoln became ready to exercise the power bestowed in him to "employ as many persons of African descent as he may deem necessary."<sup id="cite_ref-War_Powers_493_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-War_Powers_493-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I have no hesitation," he declared in his message to Congress, "and I am ready to say now, I think it is proper for our military commanders to employ as laborers as many persons of African descent as can be used to advantage."<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yet despite their new welcome into the Potomac Army, blacks were left to grapple with the still-present discrimination throughout the nation. With the establishment of unequal pay in the Militia Act, a contradiction formed between the opportunity for African-Americans to earn equal rights and the degrading offer of lessened pay. Therefore, the act's appearance has deceived many historians and has left the document not well understood.<sup id="cite_ref-Berlin_10_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berlin_10-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Militia Act of 1862 draws attention to the legalities involved in wartime politics. Perhaps Professor Herman Belz's work, <i>Abraham Lincoln, Constitutionalism, and Equal Rights in the Civil War Era</i>, clarifies the "historical perspective" best by focusing on "the additional exigencies of law, politics, and wartime circumstances."<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Militia Act was a product of the legislative branch- created as a war necessity to allow the army black soldier recruits. Yet whether Congress was right to assume that the North could not have won the war as soon as it did- or at all- without black assistance is still up for discussion. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Open_Chaplaincy">Open Chaplaincy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Open Chaplaincy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Section 8 eliminated the requirement that chaplains be Christian by changing "of some Christian denomination" to "of some religious denomination." That was especially helpful to Jews and resulted in the appointment of the Rev. Jacob Frankel of <a href="/wiki/Congregation_Rodeph_Shalom_(Philadelphia)" title="Congregation Rodeph Shalom (Philadelphia)">Congregation Rodeph Shalom (Philadelphia)</a> as the first Jewish chaplain on 18 September 1862. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Provisions">Provisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Provisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <blockquote> <p>CHAP. CCI.–An Act to amend the Act calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections, and repel Invasions, approved February twenty-eight, seventeen hundred and ninety-five, and the Acts amendatory thereof, and for other Purposes. .... </p><p>SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to receive into the service of the United States, for the purpose of constructing intrenchments, or performing camp service or any other labor, or any military or naval service for which they may be found competent, persons of African descent, and such persons shall be enrolled and organized under such regulations, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws, as the President may prescribe. </p><p>SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That when any man or boy of African descent, who by the laws of any State shall owe service or labor to any person who, during the present rebellion, has levied war or has borne arms against the United States, or adhered to their enemies by giving them aid and comfort, shall render any such service as is provided for in this act, he, his mother and his wife and children, shall forever thereafter be free, any law, usage, or custom whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That the mother, wife and children of such man or boy of African descent shall not be made free by the operation of this act except where such mother, wife or children owe service or labor to some person who, during the present rebellion, has borne arms against the United States or adhered to their enemies by giving them aid and comfort. </p><p>SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the expenses incurred to carry this act into effect shall be paid out of the general appropriation for the army and volunteers. </p><p>SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That all persons who have been or shall be hereafter enrolled in the service of the United States under this act shall receive the pay and rations now allowed by law to soldiers, according to their respective grades: Provided, That persons of African descent, who under this law shall be employed, shall receive ten dollars per month and one ration, three dollars of which monthly pay may be in clothing. </p><p>APPROVED, July 17, 1862<br /> </p> </blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Militia_Act_of_1792" class="mw-redirect" title="Militia Act of 1792">Militia Act of 1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Militia_Act_of_1795" class="mw-redirect" title="Militia Act of 1795">Militia Act of 1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Militia_Act_of_1903" title="Militia Act of 1903">Militia Act of 1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racial_discrimination_against_African-Americans_in_the_U.S._Military" class="mw-redirect" title="Racial discrimination against African-Americans in the U.S. Military">Racial discrimination against African-Americans in the U.S. Military</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Foner, Fiery Trial, p. 214</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Smith, p. 3</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hamilton_1-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Hamilton_1_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hamilton_1_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hamilton_1_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Hamilton, p. 1</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Moore_160-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Moore_160_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Moore_160_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Moore, p. 160</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Militia_Act-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Militia_Act_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Militia_Act_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Militia_Act_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Militia_Act_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The Militia Act of 1862. <i>U.S. Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations of the United States of America</i>, vol. 12: Boston, 1863. pp 597–600.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"The Constitution of the United States", Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-A_Century_3198-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3198_7-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>A Century of Lawmaking</i>, p. 3198</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>A Century of Lawmaking</i>, p. 3332</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Oakes, p. 129</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Foner, p. 3</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-War_Powers_134-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-War_Powers_134_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-War_Powers_134_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-War_Powers_134_11-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Whiting, <i>War Powers</i>, p. 134</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Guelzo-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Guelzo_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Guelzo_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Guelzo_12-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Guelzo_12-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Guelzo_12-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Guelzo, "Class"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Robertson_31-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Robertson_31_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Robertson_31_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Robertson, p. 31</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-A_Century_3228-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3228_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3228_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>A Century of Lawmaking</i>, p. 3228</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Robertson_30-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Robertson_30_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Robertson_30_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Robertson, p. 30</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>A Century of Lawmaking</i>, p. 3204</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Oakes,_Class-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Oakes,_Class_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Oakes,_Class_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Oakes, "Class"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Blight, p. 149</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Grant, p. 277</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Lincoln, Abraham. "Letter to Horace Greeley." Letter to Horace Greeley. 22 Aug. 1862. Web. 8 Jan. 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>A Century of Lawmaking</i>, p. 32--</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Negro_Troops-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Negro_Troops_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Negro_Troops_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blackhistory.harpweek.com/3civilwar/386NegroTroops.htm">"Negro Troops."</a> <i>Harper's Weekly</i> 20 June 1863: 386. Print.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Smith, p. 5</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>A Century of Lawmaking</i>, p. 3134</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Lincoln, Abraham, and G. S. Boritt. <i>Of the People, by the People, for the People and Other Quotations from Abraham Lincoln</i>. p. 414 New York: Columbia UP, 1996. GoogleBooks. Web. 17 Oct. 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-McPherson_56-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-McPherson_56_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-McPherson_56_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">McPherson, p. 56</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Berlin, p. 4</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Matthews-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Matthews_28-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Matthews_28-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Matthews_28-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Matthews, "Phone"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-A_Century_3227-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3227_29-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3227_29-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3227_29-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3227_29-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>A Century of Lawmaking</i>, p. 3227</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tomblin, p. 189</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Smith, p. 63</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-A_Century_3303-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3303_32-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3303_32-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3303_32-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3303_32-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>A Century of Lawmaking</i>, p. 3303</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMcPherson2003" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/James_M._McPherson" title="James M. McPherson">McPherson, James M.</a> (2003). <a href="/wiki/Battle_Cry_of_Freedom_(book)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle Cry of Freedom (book)"><i>Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era</i></a>. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 564. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780195168952" title="Special:BookSources/9780195168952"><bdi>9780195168952</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Battle+Cry+of+Freedom%3A+The+Civil+War+Era&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=564&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=9780195168952&rft.aulast=McPherson&rft.aufirst=James+M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitia+Act+of+1862" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-A_Century_3321-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3321_34-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3321_34-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-A_Century_3321_34-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>A Century of Lawmaking</i>, p. 3321</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Whiting, <i>War Powers</i>, p. 660</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Smith_49-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Smith_49_36-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Smith_49_36-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Smith, p. 49</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-War_Powers_493-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-War_Powers_493_37-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-War_Powers_493_37-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Whiting, <i>War Powers</i> p. 493</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Berlin_10-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Berlin_10_38-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Berlin_10_38-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Berlin, p. 10</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Confiscation_Act-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Confiscation_Act_39-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Confiscation_Act_39-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Second Confiscation Act</i>. 37th Cong. (1862) (enacted). Print.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Blight, p. 148</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Blight, p. 152</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Lincoln, Abraham. "Message." <i>Speeches and Writings: Speeches, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings</i>. New York: Library of America, 1989. Print.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Belz, p. 137</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Militia_Act_of_1862&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Belz, Herman. <i>Abraham Lincoln, Constitutionalism, and Equal Rights in the Civil War Era</i>. New York: Fordham UP, 1998. Print.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ira_Berlin" title="Ira Berlin">Berlin, Ira</a>, Joseph P. Reidy, and Leslie S. Rowland. <i>Freedom's Soldiers: the Black Military Experience in the Civil War</i>. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge UP, 1998. Print.</li> <li>Blight, David W. <i>Frederick Douglass' Civil War: Keeping Faith in Jubilee</i>. 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