...authority made, at any time during the existence of the present Rebellion, shall be a defense in all courte to any action or prosecution, civil or criminal, pending...arrest, or imprisonment, made, done, or committed, or acte admitted to be done, under and by virtue of such order, or under color of any law of Congress,...

...That any order of the President, or under his authority, made at any time during the existence of the present rebellion, shall be a defence in all courts to any action or prosecution, civil or criminal, vending, or to be commenced, for any search, seizure, arrest, or Imprisonment, made, done, or committed,...