He said he would have to wait to see if Virginia voted Confederate. When it did, he went with his state.
He knew Grant would do anything to win the war.
He knew Grant would do anything to win the war.
Lincoln knew that Grant would do anything to win the war.
Wisconsin wanted to help Abraham Lincoln keep the Union together.
Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address was about the Southern states that were trying to secede. He said that the Union was could not be separated and said he did not want to send soldiers to the South.
Lincoln's first goal was to preserve the Union. However, he did want to free the slaves but did not want to upset the South more then they already were. The Union victory at Antietam gave Lincoln the confidence to pass the Emancipation Proclamation. It created great excitement, but its many loopholes failed to free any slaves.
Lincoln's first goal was to preserve the Union. However, he did want to free the slaves but did not want to upset the South more then they already were. The Union victory at Antietam gave Lincoln the confidence to pass the Emancipation Proclamation. It created great excitement, but its many loopholes failed to free any slaves.
He went to war because he wanted to preserve the Union.
a major Union military victory
to keep the union together. he didn't really want to free the slaves
A Union Army victory, in the battle field.
Lincoln wanted to preserve the union to protect and defend.