Lincoln declared war in order to preserve the Union, and the Northern armies were raised for this purpose.
It was not for another eighteen months that he changed the war-aims into an official crusade against slavery.
Lincoln wanted to preserve the union to protect and defend.
they fought to preserve the union states to be free.
The message that sums up the Union cause in the War Between the States is "Preserve the Union.
There were two main goals of the union army. The first goal was to preserve the union, and the second goal was to abolish slavery.
they wanted to preserve the union and end slavery.
Lincoln wanted to preserve the union to protect and defend.
Preserve means keep, maintain. For example, to "preserve the Union" would mean to keep it from falling apart into independent states.
President Lincoln's main goal was to reunite the union.
To preserve the Union.
The original goal of the union was to preserve the union at all cost.
Union by trying to preserve it.
they wanted to preserve the union and end slavery.
Abrham Lincoln
To preserve the Union
Both. The Union wanted to preserve the country as a whole; they did not want the United States to split up. The Confederacy, however, wanted to separate from the United States, therefore, splitting up the country. So the Union wanted to destroy the confederacy to preserve the United States.
President Lincoln's main goal was to preserve and restore the Union, which was his central sworn duty as President. Although he also wished very much to see the end of slavery, he only pursued that goal when it aligned with the one of restoring the Union.
The Union fought to try to preserve the country. They fought to preserve the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. At wartime, both sides considered it an honor to fight for their cause.