Historedia
Group or institution

Union Army Officers

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1862

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Union Army Officers, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Union army officers forbidden to return fugitive slaves

    1862

    Role: Military Personnel

    1. March 13, 1862 · United States Congress (sitting location not specified in supplied passages)Congressional Prohibition on Returning Slaves

      Congress approved an Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves on March 13, 1862, barring Union military and naval officers from returning fugitive slaves to their owners.

Sources

  1. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
  2. Emancipation Proclamation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23