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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08979.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Confederate acts and resolutions |
| Title | Resolutions endorsing the recent proclamation and order of the President on the subject of retaliation |
| Date | 13 January 1863 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Confederate act supporting Jefferson Davis' proclamation declaring Benjamin F. Butler and other Union officers as criminals deserving of death. Supports the President's order that Butler and his officers, as well as Brigadier General John McNeil, are to be executed upon capture. Also, "all Negro slaves captured in arms, be at once delived over to the Executive authorities of the respective States to which they belong, to be dealt with according to the laws of said States. Confederate Congress "will at any time co-operate with the Executive, when requested, in any retaliatory measures which may be deemed necessary to prevent the atrocities of the enemy, and force them to conduct hostilities in accordance with the rules and usages of civilized warfare." With war department stamp. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Law Union Forces Union General Death Penalty Confederate General or Leader Military Law Slavery African American Troops Contrabands African American History Atrocity |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |