Abraham Lincoln9 1862
Lincoln makes emancipation a central Union war aim
United States of America · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Lincoln makes emancipation a central Union war aim
Lincoln warns rebellious states that enslaved people will be declared free unless they return to the Union
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