The Donald L. Logan Civil War Memorial Page – Primary Sources
(1863) The Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln went into effect. The Proclamation, written the previous...
(1865) General William T. Sherman’s Special Field Order No. 15
On January 16, 1865, Union General William T. Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15 which confiscated as Federal property...
(1865) The Texas Emancipation Proclamation
HEAD-QUARTERS, DISTRICT OF TEXAS Galveston, Texas June 19, 1865 The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with the...
(1863) Cherokee Emancipation Proclamation
An Act Providing for the Abolition of Slavery in the Cherokee Nation, Be it enacted by the Natl Council, That...
