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Civil War History - Secession and Politics Was it Slavery, or was it States Rights? Perhaps it was the election of Lincoln? What were the real reasons for Southern Secession and what were the political issues in this time of war? Find your answers here in the Secession and Politics Disussion.

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Old 03-08-2008, 09:00 AM
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Hanny,

Thank you for taking the time and the effort to reply to my question.

It is appreciated.

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An over looked effect of EP was it allowed Lincoln to recruit Black Americans into the army. A simple storke of the pen and he had add another Corp. to the union army.

Ingenious!!!
Not really the legislation to do that already existed, so not ingenious at all.
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An over looked effect of EP was it allowed Lincoln to recruit Black Americans into the army. A simple storke of the pen and he had add another Corp. to the union army.

Ingenious!!!
The Confiscation Acts had already authorized Lincoln to recruit blacks into the Army. The EP implemented that by authorizing the Army to begin recruiting blacks.

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