The ability of the federal government to provide relief to blacks behind Union lines was hindered by an internecine dispute between the War Department and

A) the Treasury Department.
B) the State Department.
C) the Department of the Interior.
D) the Cabinet.

Federal Government

A system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government.

Internecine Dispute

A conflict within a group, organization, or country that is both destructive to those involved and to the group itself.

War Department

The precursor to the modern United States Department of Defense, responsible for military affairs before it was reorganized into the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force.