Today in 1862, President Lincoln issues the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, marking the abolition of slavery in Rebel states as a Union war aim. He drafted the decree months earlier but felt he needed a Federal victory before issuing it. Antietam provided an opportunity. pic.twitter.com/eW0TOs2Dwg
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The post @MilHistNow: Today in 1862, President Lincoln issues the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, marking the abolition of slavery in Rebel states as a Union war aim. He drafted the decree months earlier but felt he needed a Federal victory before issuing it. Antietam provided an opportunity. pic.twitter.com/eW0TOs2Dwg first appeared on JOSSICA – The Journal of the Open Source Strategic Intelligence and Counterintelligence Analysis.