Abraham Lincoln - John C. Frémont issued a martial edict freeing slaves of the rebels

Time: Aug, 1861

Place: U.S.

Details: In August 1861, General John C. Frémont, the 1856 Republican presidential nominee, without consulting Washington, issued a martial edict freeing slaves of the rebels. Lincoln cancelled the illegal proclamation as politically motivated and lacking military necessity. As a result, Union enlistments from Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri increased by over 40,000.

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