If it was about slavery, why didn’t the infamous emancipation proclamation, free the slaves in the US, instead of reintroducing slavery in conquered territory.
barbra ann
Because it was a military measure, under Lincoln's power as commander in chief, and as such could only be applied to those areas in rebellion. To free the slaves in the states that remained loyal to the United States would require a constitutional amendment, and the Democrats in Congress had enough votes to block such a measure, since it would require a two-thirds majority. It wasn't until the elections of November 1864 gave the Republicans enough votes that Lincoln was able to get the amendment through.
I swear, you Lost Causers attack Lincoln for being a dictator, then attack him for not being more dictatorial.
Incidentally, the one place where Lincoln could free the slaves without a constitutional amendment was in the District of Columbia, and this was done in April, 1862, with a simple majority vote of Congress.
Much of the North's problem was self induced! My Family in Southern Missouri didn't own anything other than a farm and maybe a Mule or two. They write about Union Armies burning anything in sight!
From the writings I have/ they took up Arms against the Union AFTER their Farms and homes got burned! After all this my GGG Uncle was starved to Death for not swearing an oath of loyalty
That would be a tough choice- Swear to be loyal to those that killed your kids and raped your wife or Die yourself- He did what any self respecting man would've done