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Militia Acts of 1792

1792 U.S. laws

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
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Two Militia Acts, enacted by the 2nd United States Congress in 1792, provided for the organization of militia and empowered the president of the United States to take command of the state militia in times of imminent invasion or insurrection.

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“Militia Acts of 1792” enters the record as 1792 U.S. laws. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Militia, Acts and laws can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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