In 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving, which had been a Protestant religious feast, as a National holiday. These were ecumenical measures Lincoln believed.
In 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving, which had been a Protestant religious feast, as a National holiday. These were ecumenical measures Lincoln believed.
The Union needed soldiers to prosecute the war against the rebellious states.
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The US Civil War was known as the War of Rebellion, and the men that fought it were often referred to as "Rebs" (for Rebels).
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Lincoln spoke of unity in his second inaugural speech. He call for the country to come together in unity as the end of the civil war approached.
There was only one General Election in the Civil War - November 1864 - and Lincoln had to call his party by a different name in that election.
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the Confederacy call currency greenbacks.
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Virginia seceded almost immediately after Lincoln's call for troops.