Breadcrumb Home Learn Search The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet My Library Civil War | Primary Source The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet 1864 Library of Congress Library of Congress This painting by Francis Carpenter depicts Lincoln reading his initial draft of the Emancipation to his cabinet on July 22, 1862. Tags: Primary Source Related Primary Sources Civil War | Primary Source 1861: "Barracks at Sumter Set On Fire" Civil War | Primary Source CSS Hunley: "Captain Dixon and His Crew" Civil War | Primary Source CSS Hunley: "The Destruction of the Housatonic off Charleston" View All Related Resources Add to My Battlefields Educators Library You May Also Like Emancipation Proclamation
