He was a united states senator during the presidency of James Polk, he also participated in the Lincoln-douglas debates.
The Civil War.
To preserve the Union
to win the civil war
Copperheads (Anti-war Democrats)
The American Civil War
End of Civil War.
2 win war
Blockading the Southern ports.
honest Abe is one of them
The Gettysburg Address
To preserve the Union.
Lincoln drafted able bodied males.