A Perilous Proposal
“No more trouble arose with Billings.
There were no major engagements with the Confederate Army, only a few brief skirmishes, for the rest of that year. Throughout the winter of 1861, the war quieted down almost completely. As winter gave way to the spring of 1862, however, with both sides now at full strength, major bloodshed loomed on the horizon.
In September of that year, President Lincoln issued a stern ultimatum to the rebel states of the South: Return to the Union or all slaves wo...uld be declared free.
His words were met with ridicule and resentment throughout the South. But he intended to back them up.
Thus, in January of 1863, the president issued his famous decree setting every slave in the land free.
Suddenly, astonishing news began to spread like a brushfire through the South. “Dat ol’ mancerpashun proklermashun,” as the blacks called it, had abolished and outlawed slavery itself!MoreLess
There were no major engagements with the Confederate Army, only a few brief skirmishes, for the rest of that year. Throughout the winter of 1861, the war quieted down almost completely. As winter gave way to the spring of 1862, however, with both sides now at full strength, major bloodshed loomed on the horizon.
In September of that year, President Lincoln issued a stern ultimatum to the rebel states of the South: Return to the Union or all slaves wo...uld be declared free.
His words were met with ridicule and resentment throughout the South. But he intended to back them up.
Thus, in January of 1863, the president issued his famous decree setting every slave in the land free.
Suddenly, astonishing news began to spread like a brushfire through the South. “Dat ol’ mancerpashun proklermashun,” as the blacks called it, had abolished and outlawed slavery itself!MoreLess
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