So, in other words, it was a military document, intended to foment a slave revolt in Confederate territories only. There was no abiding interest in freeing slaves, since slaves in Union held territories, even in Confederate states, remained slaves.
Thank you, you've been more than helpful in demolishing the weird indoctrination of so many people who otherwise seem to be relatively intelligent human beings.
When were slaves in Union held territories actually freed by the way, Bull Snipe? Can you share this with us? What was the date as well as the proximate cause? It wasn't the end of the war, I do know that.
about 30,000 slaves were freed when the proclaimation became effective. As the Union army advanced into the South, their presence freed the slaves in the areas they occupied. Any slave that could run away from his master and entered Federal lines was no longer a slave, but a free man. Those slaves in the four loyal states remained slaves until the states outlawed slavery or when the 13th amendment was ratified. Those slaves that had been in Union held territory when the proclamation became effective, remained slave until the 13th amendment was ratified.