Influences on the Emancipation Proclamation
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Influences on the Emancipation Proclamation
Description
Different events that influenced the Emancipation Proclamation.
Collection Items
Chronology of Emancipation during the Civil War
This document gives an important understanding of how events evolved and impacted other events during the Civil War. Without a basic understanding of the events the importance and impact of the Emancipation Proclamation would be lost.
Abraham Lincoln to John C. Fremont, Wednesday, September 11, 1861
This document show's President Lincoln's aversion to directly using martial law to justify freeing slaves. It also allows a glimpse into the steps President Lincoln thought necessary for the later Emancipation Proclamation to succeed.
Abraham Lincoln to John C. Fremont, Monday, September 02, 1861 (Fremont's August 30 Proclamation; endorsed by Lincoln, Sept. 3, 1861)
Direct letters indicating what President Lincoln thought of Fremont's Proclamation are indicators of how the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862 was formed. There was some anxiety since Fremont's Proclamation went against the Confiscation Act Congress…
John C. Fremont to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, September 08, 1861 (Proclamation and situation in Missouri)
The letter indicates the process and intention of the proclamation. The letter also shows that President Lincoln was not in full control of his military.
John C. Fremont to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, September 08, 1861 (Proclamation and situation in Missouri)
The letter indicates the process and intention of the proclamation. The letter also shows that President Lincoln was not in full control of his military.
John C. Fremont to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, September 08, 1861 (Proclamation and situation in Missouri)
The letter indicates the process and intention of the proclamation. The letter also shows that President Lincoln was not in full control of his military.
Major-General John C. Fremont Proclamation
This document is an outline of the later Emancipation Proclamation. However it contradicts some key points in the 1861 Confiscation Act Congress enacted.
Abraham Lincoln to Orville H. Browning, Sunday, September 22, 1861 (Fremont's Proclamation)
This letter allows insight of President Lincoln's honest reflection of General Fremont's Proclamation. The idea was set in his head, and this document elaborates what he would change and why the Fremont Proclamation is not permissable.
The First Confiscation Act
This Congressionally approved Act represents political steps taken against rebelling Southern states.
Abraham Lincoln to David Hunter, Monday, September 09, 1861 (Appointment of Hunter as advisor to General Fremont)
This document reflects President Lincoln's disapproval of General Fremont's Proclamation and actions he took to change the situation. This document shows President Lincoln's trust and respect for General Hunter, and the expectation of following…