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He didn't. It would have meant recognising the Confederacy as a sovereign nation.
The first shots were fired by the Confederates, claiming that they were defending their own territory.
Lincoln appealed for volunteer troops to put down a rebellion, in other words, defending his own territory too. That is why there was no peace treaty at the end, only an armistice. Some Southerners declare that the war is not over yet!
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Was Abraham Lincoln the leader of the Civil War?
yes Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the civil war.
What did Abraham Lincoln do after the Civil War?
5 days after the US Civil War ended, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
What are facts about what Abraham Lincoln did as a general in the Civil war?
Abraham Lincoln was never a general during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War.
What was the role of Lincoln in the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln was the President of the Union in the Civil War.
What were some important inventions in the civil war?
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Who was the president of the us in civil war?
Abraham Lincoln was president during the US Civil War.
Who is the president during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln was the president during the civil war.
What position was Abraham Lincoln in the civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was President of the USA at the time of the civil war and as such he would have been Commander in Chief.
Who was President during the Battle of Antietam?
Abraham Lincoln was the president during the United States Civil War
When Abraham Lincoln was killed did the the civil war start?
No. President Lincoln was assassinated after the Civil War was over.
Was abraham lincoln a general in the civil war?
No.
Who lead the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
