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General Hunter's emancipation order rebuffed by Lincoln...
General Hunter's emancipation order rebuffed by Lincoln...
Item # 689131
June 07, 1862
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 7, 1862
* General David Hunter's Emancipation order
* Abraham Lincoln rebuffs (nullifies
The front page announces President Lincoln's proclamation nullifying General Hunter's General Order regarding emancipation, headed: "Important Proclamation by the President" which carries over to page 2, where signed: Abraham Lincoln. Also on page 2 is the original proclamation signed by: David Hunter.
This was a controversial event in the Civil War in which General Hunter issued a military emancipation of the slaves without the knowledge or approval of Lincoln.
Front page prints include: "The War in S. Carolina--Recruiting for the Contraband Brigade near Beaufort..." and: "Carrying the War Into Africa! - A Portion of the First S. Carolina Contraband Brigade Leaving Beaufort for Hilton Head...".
Prints inside include: "Occupation of Norfolk, Virginia" taking 2 pages with 6 images; "Subterranean Rebel Camp at Grafton Church...Virginia" "...Scene in Beaufort, N.C. During the Bombardment of Fort Macon..." "City of Fredericksburg" "Advance on Corinth of Gen. Grant's Division..." and even more.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.
AI notes: In May 1862, Union General David Hunter, commanding in the Department of the South, issued a bold proclamation declaring the freedom of enslaved people in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina and ordering the confiscation of property belonging to Confederate sympathizers. Hunter acted independently, believing military necessity justified immediate emancipation, but his actions exceeded his legal authority. President Abraham Lincoln promptly nullified the proclamation, emphasizing that the power to emancipate enslaved people lay solely with the federal government and that unilateral military actions risked alienating border states still loyal to the Union. Lincoln’s decision reflected his careful strategy of balancing the moral imperative of ending slavery with the political and constitutional constraints of the time, setting the stage for the more comprehensive and officially sanctioned Emancipation Proclamation issued on January 1, 1863, which targeted Confederate-held territories while preserving Union unity.
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