Young folks' history of the United States . COMMODORE FARRAGUT. 304 Emanci-pation. YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. were surrendered a few days after. On May i GeneralButler, with a land force, entered New Orleans, andproclaimed martial law. Farragut afterwards pene-trated farther up the river; and, though Vicksburg heldout some time longer, the control of the lower Missis-sippi was thenceforth secured to the government. But the most important occurrence of this year was. COMMODORE FARRAGUT PASSING THE FORTS BELOW NEW ORLEANS. a political event, — the Presidents proclamation forthe emancipation of t
Young folks' history of the United States . COMMODORE FARRAGUT. 304 Emanci-pation. YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. were surrendered a few days after. On May i GeneralButler, with a land force, entered New Orleans, andproclaimed martial law. Farragut afterwards pene-trated farther up the river; and, though Vicksburg heldout some time longer, the control of the lower Missis-sippi was thenceforth secured to the government. But the most important occurrence of this year was. COMMODORE FARRAGUT PASSING THE FORTS BELOW NEW ORLEANS. a political event, — the Presidents proclamation forthe emancipation of the slaves. The war had not_been originally waged for the abolition of slavery, butto preserve the Union ; and when Union generals —Fremont, Phelps, and Hunter—had, at different timesand places, undertaken to set slaves free, the Pres-ident had revoked their action, or limited it to the
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