It was after the rather lucky Union win at Antietam (Sharpsburg) in September 1862, which gave Lincoln the chance to issue the Proclamation without making it sound like a desperate measure.
On January 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln.
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
It was issued by US president Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation 1 January 1863
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on 1 January 1863
President/Commander-In-Chief Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
Freed all the slaves in the Confederate States