This key Civil War leader claimed to be fighting to preserve the Union, not to abolish slavery. However, on January 1, 1863, after a show of Union strength at Antietam, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation,

This key Civil War leader claimed to be fighting to preserve the Union, not to abolish slavery. However, on January 1, 1863, after a show of Union strength at Antietam, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared certain slaves "forever free." Which famous Civil War figure is described above?

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