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Why was the arrival of escaped slaves at Fort Monroe a conundrum for Major General Benjamin Butler?
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At the time, early in the war, there was no stated policy from the President or any high level of government, concerning escaped slaves, as to whether they should be given refuge in the north, or returned to their owners, or held as prisoners, or conscripted into the army, or whatever. Major General Butler had to make a decision that really should have been made at a higher level than his. Nonetheless, he made the right decision, and it worked out very well.
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