the war would have on the nation when he said, "Now we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether our nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure."(Lincoln). Lincoln himself was worried about what the effects of the war would bring. It was truly a test of the heart of the United States as to whether or not it could overcome such a trying time. Times ironically sparked by the same conflicts that ignited the American Revolution.
             In such a time in American history, President Lincoln could not help but hope for brighter and more prosperous days as a nation. It seemed as if people had
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