The Emancipation Proclamation is given credit for freeing slaves in America. Actually, because the Union did not want to lose the support of the slave owning border states that remained loyal to their side, it only declared slaves living in the rebel states to be free. It also allowed black soldiers to fight for the Union. The Emancipation Proclamation placed slavery as a more imortant issue in the War Between the States.
Though it only took a little over 2 minutes to give, the Gettysburg Address has come to be regarded as one of the most elegant and eloquent speeches in U.S. history. It was given on November 19, 1863 by President Linclon at the dedication for the cemetery for Union soldiers killed during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Check out this video from your local library to see more about the Civil War.
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