HIST 2061 Study Guide - Henry Halleck, Potomac River, New Zealand National Rugby Union Team
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The union has no official policy on liberating slaves and did not have slaves on their agenda: pro-slavery union generals, george b. mcclellan (va), henry halleck (ohio valley), Winfield scott (potomac river), ulysses s. grant (tn: protects slaveholders rights by maintaining slavery. Iv: once this order is issue, thousands of slaves from south carolina, georgia, and florida run behind union lines. Emancipation: preliminary emancipation proclamation (9/22/1862)- lincoln issues. Anyone that is in bondage states or parts of states that are still in rebellion on. January 1, 1863 will be forever freed: january 1, 1863-states or a part of states still in bondage- Emancipation proclamation goes into effect, but limits states. Preserves slavery until the end of the war: reactions- midterm elections/foregrounding slavery in the war, angers a lot of northerners, because slavery is a main issue. Once they issue the proclamation, this means the confederate states cannot be aided by great britain and france: slaves hear about the emancipation proclamation.
