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Antietam National Battlefield's Virtual Visitors Center ... The Emancipation Proclamation; January 1, 1863 ... And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free;
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www.nps.gov/ncro/anti/emancipation.html
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However the Union’s officers were not as talented as the Southern generals, the Confederate soldiers or rebels were better horsemen & marksmen, & Union defeats & losses continued to increase. ... Almost 300,000 blacks volunteered for the army & served with great bravery in segregated units with white officers.
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schools.nycenet.edu/Region6/is234k/apfel/apfel1/ss4.htm
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Mr. Lincoln bluntly states that the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation has nothing to do with freeing slaves at all. In fact, it's a call to slaves in rebellious states (CSA) to rise up against their masters/owners and rebel themselves, and to come and fight in the Union army.
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www.maitreg.com/politics/speeches/emancipation.asp
www.maitreg.com/politics/speeches/emancipation.asp
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AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on Emancipation Proclamation : Purpose of the Proclamation, U.S. History. Includes related research links. ... The Emancipation Proclamation was chiefly a declaration of policy, which, it was hoped, would serve as an opening wedge in depleting...
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That it is my purpose, upon the next meeting of Congress, to again recommend the adoption of a practical measure tendering pecuniary aid to the free acceptance or rejection of all slave States, so called, the people whereof may not then be in rebellion against the ... Emancipation Proclamation Background Information...
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www.civilwarhome.com/emancipation.htm
www.civilwarhome.com/emancipation.htm
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Whereas, on the twentysecond day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, ... And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and ... Related Information; Summary: Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation...
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showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/emancipate.htm
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Though Lincoln had always found slavery morally repugnant, he consistently stated that the Civil War was being fought solely for the purpose of restoring the Union. However, the continuing failure of the Union armies demonstrated the significance of emancipation as a military necessity.
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www.nysl.nysed.gov/library/features/ep/
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And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, ... This Emancipation Proclamation actually freed few people. It did not apply to slaves in border states fighting on the Union side; nor did it affect slaves in southern areas already under Union control. Naturally, the states in rebellion did not act on Lincoln's order.
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libertyonline.hypermall.com/Lincoln/emancipate.html
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