Of course not. If it would have stopped him from achieving his goal he wouldn't have been president, or have passed so many great laws.
yes
to preserve the union
beleiving in what he said and didnt stop till he won
President Lincoln's main goal was to reunite the union.
Simply to win the south back after they seceded from the union
B. to maintain the unity of the country
his original main goal was the restore the union. he freed the slaves in about the middle of the war.
restoring southern representation in congress
LIncoln's first goal was to preserve the union of the United States. He did not accept the right of any state to secede from the union.
President Abraham Lincoln's greatest accomplishment was to re-unify the US by defeating the Southern rebellion for independence. He had many obstacles to pursue this goal. He was strong enough to not give up on his main goal of keeping the US a united nation under difficult situations and pressure.
He insisted that his only goal was to save the union, not end slavery
He insisted that his only goal was to save the union, not end slavery