First he waited until the war was going better for the Union, not wanting to appear that the freeing of the Southern slaves was a desperate move. The Union's victory came in September when it repulsed Lee's invasion of the North at the Battle of Antietam.
Lincoln issued a preliminary draft of the proclamation on September 22 that warned the Confederate States that if they did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863, he would issue a second proclamation declaring the slaves of those states "forever free". He was basically giving the South time to change their minds.
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, specifically in Washington D.C.
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Lincoln waited until after the Battle of Antietam to issue the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to wait for a Union victory to give the proclamation more credibility and show that the Union was in a stronger position.
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to abolish slavery in Confederate states and weaken the Southern economy during the Civil War.
Lincoln waited to issue the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to ensure that it would have a significant impact on the Civil War and not be seen as a desperate measure. He also needed to wait for a Union victory to give the proclamation more credibility.
The Emancipation Proclamation
1968
After, it allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, specifically in Washington D.C.
No. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
1968
Because the Union had at last scored a victory (Antietam), so he could issue the Proclamation without making it look like a desperate measure.
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to abolish slavery in Confederate states and weaken the Southern economy during the Civil War.
Lincoln waited until after the Battle of Antietam to issue the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to wait for a Union victory to give the proclamation more credibility and show that the Union was in a stronger position.
Lincoln waited to issue the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to ensure that it would have a significant impact on the Civil War and not be seen as a desperate measure. He also needed to wait for a Union victory to give the proclamation more credibility.
The end
At the end of the civil war. (1865)