Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster thought that saving the Union was more important than ending slavery. Webster was a senator from Massachusetts.
Daniel Webster
in the Gettysburg Address, saving the union is the purpose of the war
The anti-war Democrats ('Copperheads')
Siege of Vicksburg - ending the war in the west. Battle of Gettysburg - ending Lee's hopes of invading the North. Battle of Chattanooga - saving the Army of Cumberland from starvation, and giving Grant the credibility to become General-in-Chief.
Daniel Webster thought that saving the Union was more important than ending slavery. Webster was a senator from Massachusetts.
**Daniel Webster**
Daniel Webster
in the Gettysburg Address, saving the union is the purpose of the war
Because Lincon wanted to make sure that the union was strong before he did anything else.
The North's objective was, first, to restore the Union. After Antietam when Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery arose as an important secondary goal.
The union of slavery and cotton were able to impede the South's development into two important areas, the industries and railroad. The union slavery and cotton were also central to the South's prosperity.
Although both fronts were important to President Lincoln, ending slavery was more important to him personally than preserving the union.
Webster opposed slavery, but he believed that the preservation of the Union was most important.
The anti-war Democrats ('Copperheads')
The Union won, the Confederates lost. Slavery was later abolished.
Because Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after this battle the focus of the war was shifted to ending slavery.