Slaves were only freed in the occupied Confederacy.
Quite the opposite.
Slaves were not freed in the areas of occupation.
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Yes I actually knew what you meant but wanted you to state what you meant so others who might not have known would know what you meant.
The proclamation as worded only applied to the “rebellious” or secessionist states. Which is where the majority of the slaves were. The thought was not to drive allied states to secession, those states would follow soon enough. The great lie is the civil war was fought over slavery. The war was actually about secessionism.