Abstract
Almost with the beginning of the fratricidal conflict of 1861-1865 far-seeing politicians and interested economic groups from the North began an economic invasion of the South. First, a Confiscation Act made all property used in support of the rebellion subject to seizure by the federal government. Later in 1861, despite Abraham Lincoln’s questioning of its constitutionality, Congress passed a second Confiscation Act which made the property of all Confederate officials subject to immediate confiscation by Union officials.
Recommended Citation
Clarke, Robert L.
(1949)
"Northern Plans for the Economic Invasion of Florida, 1862-1865,"
Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 28:
No.
4, Article 5.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol28/iss4/5
