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To: Ditto
Federal occupation of much of Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and coastal South Carolina emancipated the slaves to which President Davis refers.
15 posted on 10/08/2003 4:24:27 PM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4
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To: Cannoneer No. 4
Federal occupation of much of Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and coastal South Carolina emancipated the slaves to which President Davis refers.

Correct. They were freed under the terms of the EP. Tens of thousands of them joined the Union Army.

25 posted on 10/10/2003 4:18:33 AM PDT by Ditto ( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
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