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Officially, according to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, it ended 1 January 1863
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation 1 January 1863
Lincoln made the argument that the Emancipation Proclamation was a military necessity. Lincoln believed the proclamation would weaken the South.
Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept 4, 1862 after the battle at Antietam.
Southerners were against the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Emancipation Proclamation was first published on September22, 1862. It was issued on January first of 1863.
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