Question

When Congress passed the Second Confiscation and Militia Act of July

Answer 1

Answer:

The Militia act of July 1862 authorized the President to employ black people on behalf of the Union war effort as laborers and soldiers.

Explanation:

"whenever the President of the United States shall call forth the militia of the States, to be employed in the service of the United States, he may specify in his call the period for which such service will be required,"

-from the Militia act of July 1862