states still in rebellion against the Union after January 1, 1863
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Slaves living in the Confederate states during the Civil War were freed.
As a result of the Emancipation Proclamation
He freed slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation, if you do not know what that is type the question: What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
No the emancipation proclamation did not free all slaves immediately. instead it freed very few people because the emancipation proclamation did not apply to slaves in the border states who were fighting for the union states. it also did not act upon the slaves in the south that were already under union control.
It was the year when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It freed all people held as slaves. This year marked the destiny of America.