When The United States Broke Into 2 Countries, Had 2 Presidents, 2 Flags
In 1861, when Republican leader Abraham Lincoln was on his way to becoming President of the United States of America, the ...
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The Civil War and emancipation
On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States ... purpose of the Civil War had now changed. The North was not only fighting to preserve the Union, it was ...