    
Title: September 22, 1862 Description: Lincoln announces the Emancipation Proclamation (to take effect on January 1, 1863) on the strength of the Union army's standoff victory at Antietam, Maryland on September 17, 1862; the political ramifications for Lincoln's act were vast, particularly since the idealistic and moral freeing of the slaves made it impossible for any European power to thereafter support the cause of the Confederacy; Abolishment of slavery; Abraham Lincoln; Date: September 22, 1862 Category: American Civil War Topic: Artwork Keywords: American Civil War, Battle of Antietam, Maryland, 1862, Emancipation Proclamation, slaves, Slavery Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 2400 x 3468 (8.32 MPixels) (1.45) Print Size: 20.3 x 29.4 cm; 8.0 x 11.6 inches File Size: 23.98 MB (25,143,144 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000006766c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
