On September 22, 1862, Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which announced that, in states still in rebellion on January 1, 1863, the slaves would be freed.
ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti tˈuː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, lˈɪŋkən ˈɪʃuːd ðə pɹɪlˈɪmɪnˌɛɹi ɪmˌænsɪpˈeɪʃən pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ ɐnˈaʊnst ðˈæt, ɪn stˈeɪts stˈɪl ɪn ɹᵻbˈɛliən ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, ðə slˈeɪvz wʊd biː fɹˈiːd.