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The Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland ended Lee's first attempt to enter the North. It was fought on 17 September 1862 and the Emancipation Proclomation was issued on 22 September 1862 with an effective day of 1 January 1863.

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After which battle did Lincoln announce the Emancipation Proclamation following the Union victory?

Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation after the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam.


Which was not motive that Abraham Lincoln had when he delivered his Gettysburg Address?

He wanted to make people forget the Emancipation Proclamation.


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The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. (Redirected from Emancipation proclamation)Before he issued the Proclamation, President Lincoln wanted a Union victory on the battlefield. The Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was a close battle and the Union claimed victory. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, which took effect on January 1, 1863.


How did araham Lincoln free the slaves?

Abraham Lincoln freed all salves through the Emancipation Proclamation that was passed out in January 1, 1863. Lincoln needed a Union victory so that he could pass the proclamation and that was in the battle of Antietam.


What union victory motivated Lincoln?

The outcome of the battle of Antietam motivated Lincoln to release the Emancipation proclamation.


What is the name of the proclamation issued by abraham lincoln to free all slaves?

Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation after the victory of the Battle of Antietam in September of 1862, to take effect on January 1st of 1863 unless the states in rebellion rejoined the Union. The proclamation only effected the states in rebellion.


What did Lincoln want before he announced the Emancipation Proclamation?

a major Union military victory


After what battle did Lincoln issue the emancipation proclomation?

While it wasn't immediately following, the Battle of Antietam and the Union victory there gave President Lincoln the push to issue the proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863.


What did Lincoln want before announcing Emancipation Proclamation?

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How did the civil war ensure the destruction of slavery?

When Abraham Lincoln announced his "emancipation proclamation", it became apparent that slavery would die with the war in the event of a Union victory. The emancipation proclamation stated that all slaves residing in the confederate states where to become free as of January 1st of 1863.


Why did Lincoln wait to announce the Emancipation Proclamation?

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