
Civil War as a Constitutional Crisis
Lectures in History
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Confederacy
In early august 18 61, a union general by the of john c. Fremont issues an order declaring martial law and freeing the enslaved people of confederate activists in missouri. But on august thirtieth, lincoln is going to recend this order. He says this is a problem constitutionally, but also it's going to alarm our southern friends and turn them against us.
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