His Amnesty Proclamation of December 8, 1863, offered pardons to those who had not held a Confederate civil office and had not mistreated Union prisoners, if they were willing to sign an oath of allegiance.
hɪz ˈæmnəsti pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən ʌv dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ˈeɪt, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, ˈɔfɚd pˈɑːɹdənz tə ðoʊz hˌuː hæd nˌɑːt hˈɛld ɐ kənfˈɛdɚɹət sˈɪvəl ˈɑːfɪs ænd hæd nˌɑːt mɪstɹˈiːɾᵻd jˈuːniən pɹˈɪzənɚz, ɪf ðeɪ wɜː wˈɪlɪŋ tə sˈaɪn ɐn ˈoʊθ ʌv ɐlˈiːdʒəns.