The definition of contraband is usually "goods that have been imported or exported illegally."

How were the Union generals able to use a nuance of the word contraband during the Civil War?

A. They refused to allow runaway
slaves to return home.

B. They captured the runaway slaves and sold them for a profit after the Civil War.

C. They claimed runaway slaves as
captured goods and then kept them during and after the Civil War as reserve military men.

D. They were able to claim them as
captured goods since they were
seen as property and then allow
them to fight for the Union.