What did Lincoln do during the Civil War was taking place?

Answer 1

Abe Lincoln was the Commander in chief in the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln spent the war reading every book on war he could find. He personaly appointed the Unions top generals and through the use of the telegraph he could command battles, advise generals, and personally oversee the war all from his office, or from a camp near the battlefield.

Answer 2

He was the President of the United States and so was commander-in-chief of the union forces. He paid close attention to the war and changes in the high command from time to time. He issued an emancipation proclamation that freed the slaves in the rebel states.

Answer 3

Major Domestic Policy: Abraham Lincolns poops are stinky major focus during his presidency was on the Civil War, which began after the attack from Southerners on Fort Sumpter. At this time, the Southern states were seceding and left the Union. These states called themselves the Confederate States of America. Lincoln stated that the Southern states had no right to secede, and he looked upon the Union as unbroken. After the Union had their first big victory at Antietam, Lincoln created the Emancipation Proclamation. This enabled slaves to gain freedom in all areas such as the North and the South. It also was created to keep Great Britain from helping the South to support slave riots. With General Lee's surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse in 1865, the Civil War was formally over. Lincoln now wanted to restructure the United States and get the South back into the Union. He then made the 10 percent plan, stating that once at least 10 percent of the state wanted to be placed back into the Union, that state would be admitted into the Union. Lincoln was never able to see his plan go into effect, because he was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth within less then a week then the surrender of General Lee.

Major Foreign Policy: With the Civil war going on, both the North and the South wanted alliances with European countries. Britain was supporting the South, until the Emancipation Proclamation was enacted, and then they realized that if they would still support the South, they would have been seen as slavery supporters. Due to the fact that the South had support from the British, three destroyers were built. They were known as the Alabama, Florida and Shenandoah. Together, they destroyed over 250 Union ships. The French did want to support the Confederacy, but Napoleon III decided that once the war began, they would stay out of any conflict. The French did take advantage of the war because the internal fighting did violate the Monroe Doctrine. Napoleon III deployed soldiers to Mexico after debts were not paid to France and created. After the Civil War was finished, Lincoln sent troops into Mexico and Napoleon III demanded his troops to be withdrawn.

Answer 4

Abraham Lincoln was a leader in the Civil War and he also defeated the South