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  • 3 - “Broken Eggs Cannot Be Mended”

  • from Part I - From War for Union to Military Emancipation, 1860–1862
  • John C. Rodrigue
  • Book:
    Freedom's Crescent
    Published online:
    19 January 2023
    Print publication:
    26 January 2023, pp 82-99

  • Summary

    During second half of 1862, Unionists – including slaveholders – in the occupied lower Mississippi valley organize politically, with assistance from Federal military authorities. By July, Lincoln has already decided to issue an Emancipation Proclamation, and his frustration with the failure of Unionists in Louisiana to act influences his thinking. Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in September, spelling out requirements for Confederate areas not to be declared in rebellion. Federal military forces establish contraband camps for fugitive slaves, but also express fears of former slaves becoming dependent of government support; they also implement systems of wartime free labor on plantations under military oversight.