effects of emancipation proclamation
On September 22, 1862, following the Union âvictoryâ at the Battle of Antietam, the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation was issued, this preliminary proclamation would go into effect three months later on January 1, 1863. The Emancipation had an immediate and profound effect on the course of the war. In addition to saving the Union, freeing the slaves now became an official war aim, garnering passionate reactions from both the North and the South. The Proclamation also allowed for African-Americans to join the Unionâs armed forces, and by the end of the war nearly 200,000 would honorably serve.