1862 Civil War newspaper Confederate reaction2 LINCOLN EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

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1862 Civil War newspaper Confederate reaction to ABRAHAM LINCOLN EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION freeing the Negro slavesPlease visit our EBAY STORE at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction:/Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkmSEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL Civil War NEWSPAPER, the NY Tribune dated Oct 4, 1862.This newspaper contains prominent front page "stacked" headlines and a full column of news coverage of the CONFEDERATE reaction to Abraham Lincoln's preliminary EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION . This also has headlines and news of President Abraham Lincoln's famous visit to General George McClellan at the Antietam battlefield.The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. In a single stroke, it changed the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved persons in the designated areas of the South from "slave" to "free". It had the practical effect that as soon as a slave escaped the control of the Confederate government, by running away or through advances of federal troops, the slave became legally free. Eventually it reached and liberated all of the designated slaves. It was issued as a war measure during the American Civil War , directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the executive branch (including the Army and Navy) of the United States.On September 22, 1862, Lincoln had issued a preliminary proclamation warning that he would order the emancipation of all slaves in any state that did not end its rebellion against the Union by January 1, 1863. None of the Confederate states restored themselves to the Union, and Lincoln's order, signed and issued January 1, 1863, took effect. The Emancipation Proclamation outraged white Southerners (and their sympathizers) who envisioned a race war, angered some Northern Democrats, energized anti-slavery forces, and undermined forces in Europe that wanted to intervene to help the Confederacy. The Proclamation lifted the spirits of African Americans both free and slave. It led many slaves to escape from their masters and get to Union lines to obtain their freedom.President Lincoln and General George B. McClellan in the general's tent near the Antietam battlefield, October 3, 1862. Photograph by Alexander GardnerThe above photo of Lincoln visiting General McClellan at the Antietam batlefield is shown for informational purposes only and is NOT in the newspaper for sale in this listing.Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay $8 priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL as well as by CREDIT CARD (Visa and Master Card). We list hundreds of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week and we ship packages twice a week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!Please check out our constantly updated offerings by doing a seller search by /ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewListedItems&since=2&userid=qrst&include=0&rows=200Please visit our EBAY STORE at:/Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkmStephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 40 years. Dr... read more

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