Question
The “contraband policy” declared by General Benjamin F. Butler MOST concerned which category of “contraband of war”?
military deserters
northern spies
medical deserters
escaped enslaved persons
military deserters
northern spies
medical deserters
escaped enslaved persons
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The “contraband policy” declared by General Benjamin F. Butler most concerned escaped enslaved persons. This policy allowed Union forces to treat enslaved individuals who escaped to their lines as contraband, thus permitting them to be confiscated and classified as property taken from the enemy, effectively allowing them to be freed from slavery.