How did generals Fremont and Hunter interpret the First Confiscation Act? How did Lincoln? Why was there a difference?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
The ideal answer should:
1. Identify generals Fremont and Hunter.
2. Outline the First Confiscation Act.
3. Explain that both generals freed slaves in areas under their control because they interpreted the act as a liberating measure for slaves.
4. Lincoln countermanded their orders because he feared antagonizing border states that held slaves and could join the Confederacy.
5. Conclude that the difference stemmed from matters of political necessity and war strategy, as well as from the abolitionist leanings of the two generals.
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