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The election of 1860 reflected the increasingly bitter and sectional conflict between Northerners and Southerners. Lincoln emerged from a new political party, the Republicans. His party elected him because his only real competitor was William Seward, governor of New York and he was viewed as too radical on the issues of slavery. Lincoln personally condemned slavery but otherwise viewed the issue as states rights versus national rights. Lincoln was opposed to

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Grant's strategy was simply to send all his men into battle at once, never letting them rest until victory prevailed. He called for reconciliation with strong pledge to union. Tennessee, Arkansas, North Carolina, Delaware, and most of Virginia (the Unionist districts in northwest Virginia broke off to form their own Union state, West Virginia. Most historians agree that only the amazingly strong spirit of the South kept it from going down to defeat much sooner. With troops outnumbering Lee's two to one, Grant sought out to destroy the Southern army. His legislation was extreme but it was very effective. Lincoln was shot four days after Lee had surrendered. That he also gained fame as the Great Emancipator was due to a large degree to his excellent sense of timing and his open-mindedness. McClellan constructed a powerful and well-trained army that far outnumbered that of his opponents; he refused to take the offensive, claiming that he was not yet fully prepared. These gestures reflected Lincoln’s earlier willingness to compromise.

The Confederate States of America named Jefferson Davis as their president. He appointed George McClellan as the head of his army and called for the conscription of 100,000 soldiers under three year terms.

The crisis with in Lincoln’s family was also contributing to Lincoln’s uneasiness. He inspired such dedication among his troops that even when he failed to produce victory, they remained dedicated to him and fiercely opposed to any attempt by Lincoln to replace him.

The South gets anxious, South Carolina leading the pack.

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