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January. January 1: Emancipation Proclamation. January 1. President Lincoln issues the second executive order of the Emancipation Proclamation, specifying ten Confederate states in which slaves were to be freed. [1] The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska. January 3 – The Thomas Nast drawing of the modern Santa ...
Emancipation Proclamation, edict issued by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that freed the slaves of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union. It took more than two years for news of the proclamation to reach the slaves in the distant state of Texas. The arrival of the news on June 19 (of 1865) is now celebrated as a ...
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The war in 1863. The first half of 1863 was grim for the Union cause. In the East, Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia experienced its greatest successes. Meanwhile, Union armies in the West were stifled, especially in their efforts to take Vicksburg, Mississippi. Catastrophic Confederate losses in early July, however, left Lee unable to ever ...
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May 10, 2022 · President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, announcing the freedom of enslaved people in the rebellious states. Learn about the historical context, the impact, and the text of this milestone document.
- Battle of Gettysburg: Lee’s Invasion of the North. In May 1863, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had scored a smashing victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville.
- Battle of Gettysburg Begins: July 1. Upon learning that the Army of the Potomac was on its way, Lee planned to assemble his army in the prosperous crossroads town of Gettysburg, 35 miles southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
- Battle of Gettysburg, Day 2: July 2. As the next day dawned, the Union Army had established strong positions from Culp’s Hill to Cemetery Ridge. Lee assessed his enemy’s positions and determined—against the advice of his defensively minded second-in-command, James Longstreet—to attack the Federals where they stood.
- Battle of Gettysburg, Day 3: July 3. Early on the morning of July 3, Union forces of the Twelfth Army Corps pushed back a Confederate threat against Culp’s Hill after a seven-hour firefight and regained their strong position.
1863 was a year of the Gregorian calendar and the 1863rd year of the Common Era. It saw the American Civil War, the January Uprising, the first transcontinental railroad, and the publication of Jules Verne's novel Five Weeks in a Balloon.
Explore the photographs and essays of the Library of Congress collection of Civil War glass negatives. See the major battles, events and developments of 1863, such as the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Siege of Knoxville.
