[WhiskeyPapa]

"Try again. Missouri and Maryland ended slavery by January 1865. Kentucky and Deleware lost their slaves in December 1865,..."

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed January 1, 1863.

The EP only applied to areas where the insurgents had control. If you actually -read- the EP, you'll that the state of Tennessee is not mentioned, because it was largly under the control of the lawful government.

Walt

[gatex]

"The EP only applied to areas where the insurgents had control."

That was part of my point.

[gatex]

"If you actually -read- the EP,...."

I posted a link to the Emancipation Proclamation in post 81.