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because he thought his wife would want him to stay behind or try to run the country
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What did Lincoln do after the Battle of Gettysburg?
On April 15, 1861 President Lincoln declared a "state of insurrection." The US Civil War, like the Vietnam War was not a declared war. After his declaration he set out a call-up for men to man his armies.
When did President Lincoln announce his plans for reconstruction of the South?
President Lincoln announced his plans for reconstruction in the South on December 8, 1863. With this announcement, he added a political component to the war.
Which battle made Abraham Lincoln say that he would end slavery in south if the war continued?
Antietam
When Abraham Lincoln was killed did the the civil war start?
No. President Lincoln was assassinated after the Civil War was over.
Was Lincoln in the Revolutionary War?
Lincoln had nothing to do with the Revolutionary War. It was over before he was born in 1809. He was the President of the US at the time of the Civil War.
Why did Neville chamberlain announce that Britain's at war with Germany?
Because the germans tried to take over Poland and then we stepped in
Which statement is truePresident Lincoln wanted to free all slaves at the beginning of the war?
President Lincoln favored saving the Union over freeing the slaves.
Did Lincoln issue the emancipation proclamation to shorten the war and gain support from nations with no slaves?
Partially. He did to shorten the war and to announce his belief that all men were created equal as a law. It us unknown if he did it for support from other countries.
Was Abraham Lincoln president during the revolutionary war?
No. George Washington was. Lincoln was President during the Civil War. He was born over 20 years after the Revolution ended.
What caused Lincoln to change his war goals to include freeing enslaved persons?
Lincoln wanted to reunite the union at the beginning of the war. when he issued the emancipation proclomation, the war changed to a war over slaverythe inevitably of future conflict.
Did Abraham Lincoln believe abolishing slavery was important enough to fight a war over?
No. Lincoln did not like slavery, but he knew it was protected under the US constitution and was not about to start a war over it. War broke out because the Southern states seceded from the union which Lincoln did not accept. He was willing to fight a war to keep the federal union together and would not accept separation of the South as a condition for peace.
How did president Lincoln use the telegraph to his advantage?
it helped lincoln because the south did not have a telegraph so lincoln could communicate to his generals to give them information
