The Emancipation Proclamation came about on January 1, 1863. It was a document that led to end of slavery in the United State military leaders of the union really wanted Lincoln to make the proclamation free slaves. Lincoln thought if he did free slaves he could dived the north. The congress passed a law freeing all confederate slaves when the war was doing badly. On September, 22, 1862 Lincoln gave a pre-copy of the proclamation. The south did not take Lincoln’s policy and so he made the Emancipation Proclamation January, 1, 1863. It really