War Powers Under the Constitution Of The United States (1997) By William Whiting
 
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Furthermore, Congress could decide to confiscate Confederate slaves for war efforts. When assigned to the position of War Department Solicitor in November 1862, Attorney William Whiting confirmed in his detailed examination War Powers Under the Constitution of the United States, that "Congress may interfere with slavery by calling upon the slaves, as subjects, to enter the military service."
 
 Whiting insisted that slavery was a military target because it enabled the Confederacy to carry on "war against the Union" and forced "three million of loyal subjects owned by rebel masters to act as if they were traitors."
 
 Throughout his research as a leading professor in President Lincoln studies, Professor Allen Guelzo has found that Lincoln and his Republican Congressmen "rely hugely on Whiting's book" and use it "to justify what he's doing, both in terms of emancipation and black recruitment." Whiting's declaration gave Congress power to enforce a militia policy that included the black race as equal recruits.
 
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