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Leadership: At every level, Lincoln led the Union. He appointed and dismissed generals until he found one, U.S. Grant, who would fight the war as he wanted it fought by attacking the enemy with bulldog tenacity. He set his own policies and took great political risks. The mid-war elections are but one example: Lincoln insisted that national elections be held in 1864, despite the war, then insisted that soldiers be allowed to vote even though his Democratic opponent, McClellan, was thought to be popular with them. In the end, 80% of the Union soldiers voting---those doing the fighting and dying---cast their ballots for Lincoln.
Political Astuteness: Lincoln was a master of timing. He waited for a Union victory before announcing his EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION so the proclamation would not seem like a desperate act, and use humor to disarm his critics and to soften the impact of the agony and suffering around him.
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What was abes whole name?
Abraham Lincoln's whole name was...Abraham Lincoln.
What was Abraham Lincoln's whole name?
his whole name is Abraham Lincoln and he has no middle name
At the start of the civil war president lincoln did not plan to?
At the start of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln did not plan to allow the Southern states to break the Union apart. He wanted to keep the country whole and felt it was his duty as President.
What was the unfinshed work Abe was talking about in the Gettysburg address?
Abraham Lincoln was referring to the unfinished civil war and the need for a victorious conclusion of it by the Federal armies. The Union would then be made whole again and slavery would be ended.
What are the release dates for You're Whole - 2012 Propofol Telescopes Abraham Lincoln 2-4?
You're Whole - 2012 Propofol Telescopes Abraham Lincoln 2-4 was released on: USA: 2014
Which was Abraham Lincoln and major aim in the Civil War?
His whole emphasis was to not allow the southern states to leave the union. He felt if he did that the union would never come together again.
Why was captain dead in o captain your captain?
The Captain represents Abraham Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln gets shot. The whole poem is just an extended metaphor comparing the death of Lincoln to the death of a captain on a ship.
Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln lead to the the civil war?
Lincoln would not allow the creation of any new slave states. So the South felt they would always be outvoted in Congress.
What was an important event in Abraham Lincoln's life?
lincoln's son william died just about a year or so after lincoln became president and it devastated his whole family.
What was Lincoln's justification for the Civil War?
The nation as a whole was better off than in separate parts.
What did Abraham Lincoln leave behind after he died?
first of all his wife second of all children and a whole country
How did the country react we Abraham Lincoln was shot?
The whole nation was in tragedy, the north states and the slaves were very sad
