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James McPherson’s, Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution, is a compellation of essays that describe Abraham Lincoln’s feelings throughout the Civil war. ... One argument is what revolutionary transformations occurred as a result of the Civil War, and the other one is how did Lincoln’s leadership role allow the Union Army to defeat the mighty Confederate Army. Abraham Lincoln was a conservative president who showed great leadership throughout the Civil War. ...
When Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860, he was immediately faced with a difficult situation. ... President Lincoln felt that in order to preserve the Union and democracy he must go to war with the South.
Lincoln was considered a conservative president. In Lincoln own words he says that he wanted to, “stand on middle ground, avoid the spirit of compromise, and of mutual concession” (McPherson, 23). At the start of the Civil War Lincoln took a conservative position towards slavery and the war. ... As a result of these four Confederate leaning Border States meaning that if Lincoln took a strong stance against slavery these four states would then leave the Union and go to the Confederacy. Lincoln did not want to preserve slavery, although in his words Lincoln says, “I am naturally anti-slavery. ... However, Lincoln could not act on the issue of slavery because he was bound by the Constitution to protect slavery in the Confederate states.
Approximate Word count = 1156
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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