The Second Confiscation Act,passed in July 1862,declared That

The second Confiscation Act,passed in July 1862,declared that

A) all the slaves in the Confederacy were officially the property of the United States.
B) the Union army had permission to confiscate any Confederate property,including slaves.
C) slaves who joined the Union army as soldiers would earn their emancipation.
D) any slave who came to Union lines,through either flight or capture,would be forever free.