Comments on: Happy Birthday WEST VIRGINIA, Born June 20, 1863 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2013/06/19/happy-birthday-west-virginia-born-june-20-1863/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sylvester Deal https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2013/06/19/happy-birthday-west-virginia-born-june-20-1863/#comment-33417 Sylvester Deal Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:20:46 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=8629#comment-33417 Duane, The emancipation applied to slaves in areas under rebellion, not areas loyal to or already controlled by the Union. The Union had to wait for ratification of the 13th Amendment in Dec 1865 for emancipation and abolition of slavery. Sylvester NOTE: Thank you for this correction. I have included this now in the text above. ....... Duane Duane,
The emancipation applied to slaves in areas under rebellion, not areas loyal to or already controlled by the Union. The Union had to wait for ratification of the 13th Amendment in Dec 1865 for emancipation and abolition of slavery. Sylvester

NOTE: Thank you for this correction. I have included this now in the text above.
……. Duane

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