This is the text that freed slaves in rebelling Southern States in 1863. The two versions represent the straight forward approach of the Proclamation, as well as its ideas of patriotism. In the more intricate Emancipation copy, President Lincoln is…
This document is a self-created document meant to analyze the vocabulary the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation emphasized. The words: thereof, St, hundred, and thousand, have been removed as they impose a different analysis on the document than I would…
Self-made document to analyze the document's change over time. By analyzing the Emancipation draft and comparing it to the final version I hope to learn how the document changed and how the intention changed with the wording.
The frequency of…
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.
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.
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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…
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.
Tags:1861Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, Fremont ProclamationAbraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, John C. FremontAbraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, Private letter
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.
Tags:1861Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, Fremont ProclamationAbraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, John C. FremontAbraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, Private letter
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.
Tags:1861Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, Fremont ProclamationAbraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, John C. FremontAbraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 1861, 1862, 1863, Private letter