I've read some on this subject and don't know what to believe. I would like to know why you guys discount the notion his overarching intentions were good and he just wanted to preserve the union even at such a high cost.
Any one care to give an opinion on the above?
Also, while at it, is the notion Lincoln came to believe later in the war that slavery was immoral and without abolishing it the country would never fully fulfill its inherent promises?
