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jul 23, 1861 - John C. Fremont tries to free slaves in Missouri

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"...when General John C. Fremont in Missouri declared martial law and said slaves of owners resisting the United States were to be free, Lincoln countermanded this order. He was anxious to hold in the Union the slave states of Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and Delaware." [zinn, 189]

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jul 23, 1861
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~ 165 years ago

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