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 Vicksburg: "The Glorious Fourth Doubly Worthy of Commemoration" Civil War | Primary Source Vicksburg: "Either by Charge or by Siege" Civil War | Primary Source Vicksburg: "Our Fate Seems To Stare Us In The Face" View All Related Resources Add to My Battlefields Educators Library You May Also Like Emancipation Proclamation
