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He never did declare war - because that would mean recognising the Confederacy as a sovereign nation.
He simply called for new volunteer troops, and the South took that to mean war.
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∙ 14y agoThe US Civil War was NOT a declared war. The South was NOT recognized as an independent country; the South was considered part of the United States of America.
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∙ 14y agoHis term of office coincided exactly with the war's duration.
The morning after his assassination, he would have been due to take the salute at a Victory Parade in Washington.
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