Militia Act of 1861
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The Militia Act of 1861 was an early American Civil War statute that expanded federal authority over state militias to help mobilize Union military forces against the Confederacy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War legislation
ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ |
| aimedAgainst | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Union military forces
ⓘ
state militias ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| chamber |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enabled | federal calling forth of state militia units for national service ⓘ |
| expandedPowerOf |
President of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | to ensure adequate troop levels for the Union Army ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasConsequences | increased federal role in organizing and deploying militia forces ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
balance of power between federal government and states
ⓘ
organization of United States militia system ⓘ |
| headOfStateAtTimeOfEnactment | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSubperiod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later U.S. militia and conscription legislation ⓘ |
| inForceDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
federal–state relations
ⓘ
military law ⓘ war powers ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enacted statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | outbreak of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| opposedBy | supporters of strong state control over militias ⓘ |
| partOf | Union war legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expand federal authority over state militias
ⓘ
to facilitate mobilization of Union military forces ⓘ to strengthen the Union war effort against the Confederacy ⓘ |
| regulates | conditions for militia service under federal authority ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Enrollment Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Militia Act of 1792 NERFINISHED ⓘ Militia Act of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthened | Union war powers ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
federal control of state militias
ⓘ
organization of the militia for Union service ⓘ |
| topic |
Union military mobilization
ⓘ
civil–military relations in the United States ⓘ |
| typeOfMilitaryMeasure | mobilization measure ⓘ |
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