Why did President Lincoln reverse General Fremont's order to free captured slaves? (1 point) Responses General Butler had already declared slaves to be contraband. General Butler had already declared slaves to be contraband. He was waiting for a Union victory before freeing enslaved people. He was waiting for a Union victory before freeing enslaved people. He feared that freed African Americans would fight against the Union. He feared that freed African Americans would fight against the Union. He feared retaliation from the border states, which supported slavery.
