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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08525 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | General Orders no. 1: Emancipation Proclamation |
| Date | 2 January 1863 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Army printing of the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, three pages, accompanied by General Orders no. 7, 10, 22, 24, 30 and 35. This is the first six pages of a compilation of General Orders for 1863. Printed in 1864. |
| Subjects | Abolition Civil War Military History Union Forces Mobs and Riots Draft Riots Conscription Presidential Speeches and Proclamations President Emancipation Proclamation Emancipation African American History Slavery |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |