Abraham Lincoln issued an executive order freeing slaves in Confederate states in 1863 two years before the war ended. What was the name of this order? A. The Confiscation Acts B. The Emancipation Proclamation C. The Civil Rights Act D. The Gettysburg Address E. The 13th amendment
The Emancipation proclamation was issued on Jan. 1, 1863. Which declared "that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are and henceforward shall be free".