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The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
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April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee.
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also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States
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site of a turning point in the Civil War, now part of Gettysburg National Military Park
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is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg.