On this day in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln gives his State of the Union message to congress.
Lincoln says, “We cannot escape history…in giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free.”
December 1, 1862
Posted: December 1, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: abraham lincoln, american civil war, american history, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
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