Abraham Lincoln.
The Proclamation did not of, course, free any slaves, as Lincoln did not have authority in the South. But it did license Union troops to liberate any slaves they came across in their Southern campaigns.
The real purpose of the Proclamation was to make it impossible for Britain and France to aid the South. (It would have made them look pro-slavery themselves.)
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation 1 January 1863
Immediately after the Northern win at Antietam in September 1862. (Before that, Lincoln did not have the credibility to issue it.) The terms of the Proclamation would become effective from January 1st 1863.
it was issued on September 22 of 1862, but wasn't affected until January 1 of 1863
That was President Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.
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.
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President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation 1 January 1863
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President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on 1 January 1863
January 1, 1863
the Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Immediately after the Northern win at Antietam in September 1862. (Before that, Lincoln did not have the credibility to issue it.) The terms of the Proclamation would become effective from January 1st 1863.
President Abraham Lincoln officially issued the Emancipation Proclamation 1 January 1863, freeing all slaves in those states then engaged in war against the Union
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1st, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation was directed to the areas of the United States in rebellion, and freed the slaves in those areas.
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed African Americans from slavery.
The Emancipation Proclamation essentially freed all the American slaves. It was signed on January 1, 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln.