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In 1862 this system broke down and caused the creation of large holding pens for prisoners in both the North and South
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President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863. It gave freedom to slaves 50,000 slaves in 10 states then in rebellion.
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This act was passed for all men between the ages of 20 and 45 liable for military services. The act was called unfair
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The 54th Massachusetts was organized in 1863 at Camp Meigs, Readville, Massachusetts. The Fifty-fourth was the object of great interest and curiosity, and its performance would be considered an important indication of the possibilities surrounding the use of blacks in combat. The regiment was composed primarily of free blacks from throughout the north, particularly Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
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Slaves would pretend to be sick, they would refuse to do work and would destroy farm equipment, set fire to buildings, and steal food. These were all individual acts rather than part of an organized plan for revolt, but the objective was to upset the routine of the plantation in any way possible.
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In July of 1863, General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia of 75,000 men and the 97,000 man Union Army of the Potomac, under George G. Meade, concentrated together at Gettysburg and fought the Battle of Gettysburg.
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This expedition was commanded by Brigadier-General Stephen D. Lee. At Hayne's Bluff the army boarded boats and arrived at Deer Creek on March 25, 1863, where earthworks were constructed. On April 29, 1863 the enemy attacked with their gunboats, which continued through May 1, 1863.
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The Gettysburg Address was a speech Abraham Lincoln spoke which started out by saying “For score and seven years ago”
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Confederate General Jubal Early led his forces into Maryland to relieve the pressure on Lee's army. Early got within five miles of Washington, D.C., but on July 13, he was driven back to Virginia.
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General Grant lost 72,000 men but grant was unshaken and planned to fight the whole summer.
