September 22, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln issued his decree stating “that all persons held as slaves” within rebellions areas “are, and henceforward shall be
Tag: Emancipation
Lincoln Ponders Colonization and Emancipation
September 11, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln approved a contract to deport slaves to Central America. He later hosted a delegation urging him to abolish
The Second Confiscation Act
July 25, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation warning southerners to “cease participating in, aiding, countenancing, or abetting the existing rebellion, or any
Moving Toward Emancipation
July 22, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln surprised his cabinet by reading a draft of an executive order freeing all slaves in Confederate states. Northern
Lincoln Revokes Slave Emancipation
May 19, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln revoked Major General David Hunter’s order freeing all slaves in his military department. Lincoln also announced for the
The District Emancipation Act
April 16, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill into law abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia. The seat of the Federal government,