emancipation emancipation military proclamation issued major general august missouri early months american civil war proclamation placed state missouri martial law decreed property bearing arms rebellion confiscated including slaves confiscated slaves subsequently declared free imposed capital punishment rebellion federal government career army officer politician command military july october claimed proclamation intended means missouri policy national repercussions potentially setting highly controversial precedent civil war war liberation president abraham_lincoln proclamation created difficult situation tried balance radical republicans favored abolition slave holding american border states support essential keeping states missouri kentucky maryland union nationwide reaction proclamation mixed enthusiastically supported measure conservatives demanded removal seeking reverse actions maintain political balance lincoln eventually ordered september lincoln sent government officials missouri build case removal founded alleged incompetence abolitionist views grounds lincoln sent order october removing command lincoln opposed method emancipation episode significant impact lincoln shaping opinions appropriate steps emancipation eventually leading sixteen months later lincoln background born savannah georgia nation leading politicians 1850s granted second lieutenant commission army primarily support secretary war young army officer took expeditions american west 1840s success mapping route rocky_mountains mexican california earned nickname attained status national hero major took command revolt american settlers mexico appointed military governor california independent actions ran cross purposes senior army officer california mexican war arrested brought washington court martial resigned army returning pacific_coast senators california granted presidential candidate new republican_party established platform advocating limitation slavery states existed percent popular vote lost democratic_party candidate onset civil war april sought resume service commissioned major general highest ranking general army according date appointment placed command included states territories mississippi_river state illinois western kentucky department headquartered missouri arrived assumed command july chief task establish control state missouri missouri commencement civil war missouri deeply divided state missouri chosen remain union initially maintained policy neutrality union confederacy missouri state slavery legal factor generated sympathy confederacy governor missouri start war favor attempted use resist build union forces state generals previously served head months war brigadier general taken diplomatic approach missouri attempting respect missouri neutrality price truce negotiated commander truce unacceptable particularly president lincoln continued neutrality missouri result state refusal supply men union army removed replaced hard line earlier subordinate raised tensions missouri fever pitch acting independently capturing portion maneuver eliminated threat caused riot commander met jackson informed state missouri single instant right government matter man woman child state dead buried open warfare commenced pro confederate militia union forces missouri jackson fled organized pro force command governor exile jackson time took command july union forces fought engagements august combined force consisting troops closed union force numbering approximately near springfield missouri ensuing battle wilson creek killed federal force routed pro sentiment missouri following creek estimates union army officials placed number armed missouri roughly alarmed increasing declared martial law state missouri august proclamation reaction dawn august finished proclamation martial law read wife trusted advisor philadelphia davis warned officials washington stand sweeping responded given power missouri war measure proclamation entirely controversial passage proclamation greatest political consequences following persons shall taken arms hands lines shall tried court martial found guilty shot property real personal persons state missouri shall arms united_states shall directly proven taken active enemies field declared confiscated public use slaves declared free extreme measures described passage threatened border states drawing line missouri kansas declared capital punishment administered bearing arms north line proclamation freed slaves took arms government issued proclamation consulting authority missouri washington proclamation freed slaves prominently slaves belonging aide jackson given papers act received significant coverage press issued papers slaves greatest significance proclamation came form political proclamation set political precedent tremendous disagreement civil war war slavery threatened tip delicate political balance border states missouri kentucky maryland pushed precedent backed federal government beginning war missouri divided reaction radical republicans favored abolition included press surrounded men faction radical republican politicians come aides advisors included illinois congressman brother journalist murdered anti abolitionist mob ohio congressman indiana congressman ardent men encouraged influenced proclamation moderate troubled proclamation pro slavery conservatives outraged important missouri alienated proclamation new governor missouri authority superseded declaring martial law feeling greatly authority began work removal neighboring kentucky widespread outrage proclamation state missouri feared similar applied state slaves kentucky belonged threatening free pushed state confederacy lincoln reaction removal president lincoln learned proclamation reading newspaper disturbed actions lincoln felt emancipation range military law necessity powers rested elected federal government lincoln recognized monumental political problem posed efforts border states union particularly worried reports heard kentucky writing think lose kentucky nearly lose game according lincoln letter supporter unit kentucky militia fighting union hearing proclamation threw weapons disbanded lincoln determined proclamation allowed remain force directly order strike modify political dangers act outrage north sensitive political sides lincoln wrote allow ask motion modify wrote reply lincoln request september sent washington hands wife met president white_house september letter stated knew situation missouri better president proclamation directly ordered angered lincoln wrote day directly ordering modify emancipation clause conform existing federal law slaves acting armed rebellion confiscated freed lincoln allow dilemma lay politics removal emancipation issue congress lincoln determined removed matters unrelated proclamation sent general general missouri evaluate management department return blair reported tremendous state existed missouri absolutely adjutant general inspection reported lincoln wholly incompetent lincoln decided leak thomas report press amidst resulting public outrage lincoln sent order october removing command aftermath personal repercussions proclamation disastrous removal command damage reputation second chance lincoln approved appointment command strategically important overseeing mountainous region surrounding virginia kentucky border forces badly defeated virginia june eventually resigned frustration passed lincoln appointed command army virginia spent rest war awaiting new appointment came lincoln immediate effects removal resulted president anticipated northern massachusetts governor andrew radical republican abolitionist wrote lincoln actions chilling influence movement outrage short term effect soon subsided significant long term consequence effect lincoln perceptions emancipation specifically accomplished historian describes lincoln determined failed proclamation emancipation matter martial law temporary measure later challenged courts ensure lincoln felt emancipation effect federal government manner constitutional equally important timing emancipation need orchestrated carefully interfere war effort lincoln espoused idea immediate emancipation hoped work state governments accomplish gradual compensated emancipation incident solidified lincoln belief emancipation president responsibility accomplished scattered union generals realization factors led lincoln september
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