Tag Archives: Abolition

Did Frederick Douglass Influence “The Blind Memorandum”?

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

The timing. The national circumstances. The reports of what two great men discussed. It raises the question: did Frederick Douglass influence Abraham Lincoln’ decision to draft the document referred to as “The Blind Memorandum”? On August 23, 1864 – one … Continue reading →

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General Francis Barlow and The Letters He Destroyed on July 1, 1863

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

General Francis C. Barlow placed his division of the Union XI Corps on a rise of high ground, north of the town of Gettysburg. Without adequate reinforcements to anchor a defensive line, his exposed troops took the brunt of the … Continue reading →

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June 28, 1864: “Hereby, Repealed”

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section three and five of an act entitled “An act respecting fugitives from justice and persons escaping from the service … Continue reading →

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On This Day: Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Did you know…? On June 5, 1851, the first installation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin appeared in The National Era – an abolitionist paper. The story would run for forty installation, and in 1852, it was published in book form. Harriet … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 2/11-2/17/19

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Who is your favorite abolitionist from the Antebellum or Civil War years? Why?

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Beyond the 13th Amendment: Ending Slavery in the Indian Territory

Posted on July 10, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Neil P. Chatelain When exactly did legal slavery end in the United States? Many Americans unfamiliar with the particulars of the Civil War respond with 1863 and the issuing of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Still … Continue reading →

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Charles Dickens, America, & The Civil War

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

If you look at lists or letters or diaries mentioning reading material from the mid-19th Century in America, you’ll likely find a book or two by British author Charles Dickens – if that reader enjoyed novels. Popular on both sides … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 6/20-6/26/16

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

Since the Emancipation Proclamation wasn’t announced until 1862, African American History and abolition are sometimes overlooked in studies of the Civil War’s first year. How did they respond to the 1861 conflict? How did abolitionists use the beginning of the war … Continue reading →

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