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July 17, 1862

Congress approved the act to suppress insurrection, punish treason and rebellion, and confiscate rebel property.

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RegionJuly 19, 1862

A large and enthusiastic war meeting was held in the evening in Milwaukee.

CountyJuly 26, 1862

A citizens' meeting was held in the public square at Janesville to devise means for raising Rock County's quota of 250 men.

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Nation & worldJuly 17, 1862

Congress approved the act to suppress insurrection, punish treason and rebellion, and confiscate rebel property.

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Attention is also directed to the 9th and 10th sections of an act entitled " An Act to suppress Insurrection, to punish Treason and Rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of Rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17th, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following :

Love, William DeLoss. Wisconsin in the War of the Rebellion: A History of All Regiments and Batteries the State Has Sent to the Field. Chicago: Church and Goodman, 1866. Cornell University Library copy, Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924095623637.PDF p. 406 / book p. 372

1862 / July 17

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July 17, 1862

Congress approved the act to suppress insurrection, punish treason and rebellion, and confiscate rebel property.

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Nation & worldJuly 17, 1862

Congress approved the act to suppress insurrection, punish treason and rebellion, and confiscate rebel property.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Attention is also directed to the 9th and 10th sections of an act entitled " An Act to suppress Insurrection, to punish Treason and Rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of Rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17th, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following :