jan 1, 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation Issued

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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1st, 1863. This freed slaves in both the North and the South, although the South did not follow through due to not considering itself as apart of the Union. This boosted the Union's morale to defeat the Confederacy once and for all.

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