books.google.com - Lincoln’s reelection in 1864 was a pivotal moment in the history of the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation had officially gone into effect on January 1, 1863, and the proposed Thirteenth Amendment had become a campaign issue. Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Thirteenth...https://books.google.com/books/about/Lincoln_and_Freedom.html?id=xLbkXsn6xHAC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareLincoln and Freedom