Union Major General John Charles Frémont, in …
Years: 1861 - 1861
August
Union Major General John Charles Frémont, in command of the newly created Western Department, proclaims on August 30 that slaves of Missourians fighting against the U. S. are free.
Locations
People
Groups
- United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
- Missouri, State of (U.S.A.)
- Confederate States of America (C.S.A.)
Topics
- American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence)
- Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
