Law, College of
Date of this Version
Spring 1995
Abstract
One of the enduring and yet unresolved issues concerning the Civil War is its legal nature: Was it an insurrection or an international war? During the war and since, the United States courts have repeatedly been called upon to determine the status of property which was under the control of the Confederacy and its agents during the Civil War. In the process of making such determinations, the courts have reopened questions about the war's legal status. United States v. Steinmetz is such a case.
Comments
Published in the Alabama Law Review (Spring 1995) 46(3): 725-762. Copyright 1995, Alabama Law Review. Used by permission.