Draft:Bowman Act
The Bowman Act was federal legislation providing for further adjudication of disallowed claims made by Southern Unionists.[1] It was enacted March 3, 1883 and was named for Selwyn Bowman, a Republican congressman from Massachusetts.[2]
The Southern Claims Commission in the United States established a claims process for Union loyalists in the Southern states who suffered damages in the Civil War.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Records of the Southern Claims Commission - Legislative Records - Legislative Records - History Hub". historyhub.history.gov. May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Bowman Act (Claims) | Documents Collection Center". documents.law.yale.edu.
- ^ "Southern Claims Commission Case Files". National Archives. December 4, 2017.