was the emancipation proclamation before or after the civil war
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation , or Proclamation 95 , was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1 , 1863 . It changed the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people in the designated areas of the South from slave to free . As soon as a slave escaped the control of the Confederate government , by running away or through advances of federal troops , the slave became legally free . Ultimately , the rebel surrender liberated and resulted in the proclamation 's application to all of the designated slaves . It did not cover slaves in Union areas that were freed by state action ( or by the 13th amendment in December 1865 ) . It was issued as a war measure during the American Civil War , directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the executive branch ( including the Army and Navy ) of the United States . 
The Emancipation Proclamation , or Proclamation 95 , was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1 , 1863 . It changed the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people in the designated areas of the South from slave to free . As soon as a slave escaped the control of the Confederate government , by running away or through advances of federal troops , the slave became legally free . Ultimately , the rebel surrender liberated and resulted in the proclamation 's application to all of the designated slaves . It did not cover slaves in Union areas that were freed by state action ( or by the 13th amendment in December 1865 ) . It was issued as a war measure during the American Civil War , directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the executive branch ( including the Army and Navy ) of the United States .
The Emancipation Proclamation , or Proclamation 95 was issued on January 1 , 1863, and it was issued as a war measure during the American Civil War.
The Emancipation Proclamation , or Proclamation 95 , was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1 , 1863 . It was issued as a war measure during the American Civil War , directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the executive branch ( including the Army and Navy ) of the United States .