ɪn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dʒˈɑːn sˈiː. fɹˈeɪmɔnt, ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl nˈɑːmɪnˌiː, wɪðˌaʊt kənsˈʌltɪŋ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, ˈɪʃuːd ɐ mˈɑːɹʃəl ˈiːdɪkt fɹˈiːɪŋ slˈeɪvz ʌvðə ɹˈɛbəlz.
In August 1861, General John C. Frémont, the 1856 Republican presidential nominee, without consulting Washington, issued a martial edict freeing slaves of the rebels.