An Act Recognizing the Existence of War Between the United States and the Confederate States, and Concerning Letters of Marque, Prizes and Prize Goods
1861
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The Confederacy considered itself the victim of Northern aggression. Its efforts to negotiate separation had failed. So on May 6, 1861, the Confederate Congress passed this resolution. It amounted to a declaration of war against the United States. The U.S. Congress did not pass a similar declaration. Such an act would legitimize the Confederacy as a nation.
This primary source comes from the War Department Collection of Confederate Records.
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4688368Full Citation: An Act Recognizing the Existence of War Between the United States and the Confederate States, and Concerning Letters of Marque, Prizes and Prize Goods; 1861; War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/an-act-recognizing-the-existence-of-war-between-the-united-states-and-the-confederate-states-and-concerning-letters-of-marque-prizes-and-prize-goods, March 28, 2024]