Union Major General David Hunter, commander of…

May 1862 CE

Union Major General David Hunter, commander of the Department of the South (including Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina), had proclaimed the emancipation of slaves in his Department on May 9, but President Lincoln disavows the order on May 19.

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Lower Seaboard Theater of the American Civil War View →

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