Video: 'The Emancipation Proclamation: Abraham Lincoln and Executive Power, Part 12'

(Monday, September 22, 1862, during the American Civil War) — Five days after Union troops turned back a Confederate invasion of Maryland in the Battle of Antietam — sometimes cited as the bloodiest day in all of American history with a combined tally of 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln today issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that than three million black slaves in areas still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863 would be free. Continue reading U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, setting date to free all slaves in secessionist Confederate states 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 22 1862) →

Video: 'Antietam: Animated Battle Map'

(Wednesday, September 17, 1862, approximately 5:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. local time, part of the Maryland Campaign during the American Civil War) — The Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest battle day in U.S. history, began at dawn today near Maryland’s Antietam Creek at Sharpsburg as Union forces led by Gen. George McClellan attacked Confederate troops led by Gen. Robert E. Lee near Antietam Creek in Maryland. Continue reading Union and Confederate soldiers clash at Antietam in bloodiest one-day battle in American history 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1862) →