Originally posted by BadKharma
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Lincoln issued the Emmancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam, almost 9 months earlier.
It went into effect on 1 JAN 63, six months before Gettysburg.
There was widespread dissent within the union ranks at first over it. Many soldiers stating they had enlisted to preserve the Union, not end Slavery.
Emancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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