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-General Benjamin F. Butler's term for runaway slaves, who were considered confiscated property of war, not fugitives, and put to work in the Union army. This policy proved to be a step on the road to emancipation.
A)battle of Antietam
B)battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
C)battle of Gettysburg
D)battle of Shiloh
E)contraband of war
F)Emancipation Proclamation
G)Fort Sumter
H)King Cotton diplomacy
I)New York City draft riots
J)Sherman's March to the Sea
K)siege of Vicksburg
L)Union blockade

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"Contraband of war" refers to the policy of General Benjamin F. Butler to consider runaway slaves as confiscated property of war, not fugitives, and put them to work in the Union army, which was a step on the road to emancipation.

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