Share This Article 1. On 24 December 1862 Jefferson Davis declared that Union African-American soldiers captured by the Rebels would be treated this way. As Prisoners of War Exchanged back to the Union Shot without trial Sold into slavery 2. The term “antebellum”, meaning before the war, in reference to the American Civil War was first used in this year. 1862 1899 1865 1914 3. This one of the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts remains in effect today. The Sedition Act The Alien Enemy Act The Alien Friends Act The Naturalization Act Loading …
