Abraham Lincoln inherited the United States when the division caused by secession was one step behind of starting the war. Even though he vowed to uphold the Union and defend the Constitution, he believed that some rules had to be broken. The President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, believed that secession was an act of self-defense in disagreement with the Black Republicans. The goal of this essay is to compare the South who was a supporter of slavery and the North who stood against it, the war that ended thousands of lives, and the ambivalence of the people who wanted to do the right thing.
The Confederacy was built under the idea that the white race was superior to the black race; therefore, the blacks were subordinates to the whites …show more content…
They listened to the stories told by them about the maltreatment and suffering they had to overcome. Morally, they felt obligated to help them to be free. They will hide them from their masters because it just made sense to. At the same time, Northern blacks started enlisting in the Army and the Navy with the purpose of serving in the Union.
Eventually many of the Northern soldiers started getting tired of helping the blacks. They did not want to make the war an abolition war; it should be for the preservation of the Union. Some of them felt betrayed since the Emancipation Proclamation changed in a way the meaning of the war. This subject created desertion, decrease in morality, and lack of motivation. A New York Captain stated “and say that it has turned into a ‘nigger war’ and all are anxious to return to their homes for it was to preserve the Union that they volunteered.” (p. 63) This summarizes the way some soldiers felt.
Abraham Lincoln’s legacy and reputation continues to be a paramount for the United States until today. He stood up and fought for what he thought it was right. His main goal was to preserve the Union by bringing the South and North together. The Emancipation Proclamation and the freeing of the slaves helped the United States to stay
The Confederacy was built under the idea that the white race was superior to the black race; therefore, the blacks were subordinates to the whites …show more content…
They listened to the stories told by them about the maltreatment and suffering they had to overcome. Morally, they felt obligated to help them to be free. They will hide them from their masters because it just made sense to. At the same time, Northern blacks started enlisting in the Army and the Navy with the purpose of serving in the Union.
Eventually many of the Northern soldiers started getting tired of helping the blacks. They did not want to make the war an abolition war; it should be for the preservation of the Union. Some of them felt betrayed since the Emancipation Proclamation changed in a way the meaning of the war. This subject created desertion, decrease in morality, and lack of motivation. A New York Captain stated “and say that it has turned into a ‘nigger war’ and all are anxious to return to their homes for it was to preserve the Union that they volunteered.” (p. 63) This summarizes the way some soldiers felt.
Abraham Lincoln’s legacy and reputation continues to be a paramount for the United States until today. He stood up and fought for what he thought it was right. His main goal was to preserve the Union by bringing the South and North together. The Emancipation Proclamation and the freeing of the slaves helped the United States to stay