Sixteenth Maine at Gettysburg

The Emancipation Proclamation

Clip | 1m 57s

A brief history of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 which freed slaves in states that remained in rebellion during the American Civil War.

Aired: 06/30/13

Rating: NR

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Sixteenth Maine at Gettysburg is a local public television program presented by Maine PBS.

Funding was provided by The Maine State Archives through a grant from The Davis Family Foundation and by Central Maine Heart & Vascular Institute and Electricity Maine.