Template:Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 22

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1862: President Abraham Lincoln presents his Emancipation Proclaimation to his Cabinet. Secretary of State William Seward recommends waiting until a victory to present it to the public.

1864: The Battle of Atlanta begins in Georgia.

1864: C.S. Major General William Henry Talbot Walker is killed by Union forces while scouting a position before the Battle of Atlanta.