The heroic life of Abraham Lincoln the great emancipator Illustrated in black and white and with colored plates . NING A PARDON ABRAHAM LINCOLN 33 for us they must be prompted by the strongest of motives, even the promise?of freedom, and the promise being made must be kept. Meanwhile the Con-federate Army under General Lee had achieved more notable successes, andhad crossed the Potomac into Maryland. This was an invasion of a borderState still loyal to the Union. The country was greatly stirred, and Lincolnhad prepared the draft of an emancipation proclamation, but hesitated to putit forth ; b
The heroic life of Abraham Lincoln the great emancipator Illustrated in black and white and with colored plates . NING A PARDON ABRAHAM LINCOLN 33 for us they must be prompted by the strongest of motives, even the promise?of freedom, and the promise being made must be kept. Meanwhile the Con-federate Army under General Lee had achieved more notable successes, andhad crossed the Potomac into Maryland. This was an invasion of a borderState still loyal to the Union. The country was greatly stirred, and Lincolnhad prepared the draft of an emancipation proclamation, but hesitated to putit forth ; but at this menace to the national capital, he vowed to God if theinvaders were expelled he would at once issue the long-deferred Drafting the Emancipation Proclamation At the Battle of South Mountain, on the 14th, and that of Antietam, onthe 17th of September, the Confederates were beaten and routed. Theyretreated across the Potomac, and Maryland and Pennsylvania were saved. Onthe 22d of September, 1862, the President issued his glorious EmancipationProclamation breaking the shackles of the slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation was hailed everywhere with great rejoic-ing throughout the free States over what was felt to be the downfall of final issue of the Proclamation was on January i, 1863. 34 THE HEROIC LIFE OF During the events that led up to the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincolnwas in great trouble as to the military situation. General McClellan, who wasyet but thirty-six years of age, was a favorite with the army and the people, whohailed him as the young Napoleon. As early as iS6i he had 147,695 men,and levies almost immediately to arrive would swell the number to 168, President had s
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