In August 1861, General John C. Frémont, the 1856 Republican presidential nominee, without consulting Washington, issued a martial edict freeing slaves of the rebels.
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.