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January 1
1863 - Washington, D.C. - The Emancipation Proclamation announced in September by President Abraham Lincoln, took effect only in states and portion of states which were "in rebellion against the United States"; the proclamation had no effect on slaveholders in loyal Union or border states

January 2
1863 - Murfreesboro - Massed artillery under the command of Major John Mendenhall fired across the West Fork of the Stones River directly over the heads of friendly soldiers of the Union left wing to help decimate John C. Breckinridge's Orphan Brigade