Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Emancipation Proclamation General Orders No.1

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Object Details

GLC#: GLC00460
Type: Documents
Date: 2 January 1863
Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title: Emancipation Proclamation General Orders No.1
Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 18 cm, Width: 12 cm

Time Period

Primary time period: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Sub-Era: The American Civil War

Summary of Content

Fifth printing of the Emancipation Proclamation, first Army printing. General Orders No. 1. Disbound.

Subjects

African American History

Presidential Speeches and Proclamations

Confederate States of America

Emancipation Proclamation

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