Key Players
When many think of the Civil War, they only think of Abraham Lincoln, as he was one of the major leaders in the war. Although, there were still others that played many roles during this time period. Abraham Lincoln was the president of the Union and Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy. After much debate, Ulysses S. Grant was made the Commander of the Union Army and Robert E. Lee was the Commander of the Confederate Army.
Political Parties
During the Civil War, the need to abolish slavery became even greater during this time. To reflect this change during the Civil War, political parties also changed. When Abraham Lincoln first ran for president there were four major political parties: The Republicans, North Democrats, South Democrats, and Constitutional Union. When the war occurred in 1861, many of the parties combined to make stronger political forces in the government. The Free-Soil Party-made to abolish slavery and keep American soil free- combined with the Republicans. The North and South Democrats combined to form the Democrats. Now the two major forces that would be fighting for presidency would be (R) Lincoln and (D) McClellan. These two political forces would be the main political rivals for ages up until the present day today.
Lincoln's Role
Abraham Lincoln realized the importance of the American industry during this war and sought to utilize it greatly. He passed a bill putting all private industrial companies of his desire under governmental use and would use them to a large extent. Railroads were the best way to transfer supplies, information (physical copies), and more reinforcement troops. Soon the Union soldiers would outnumber the Confederates 3:1 in almost every battle and skirmish. The South suffers as they cannot compensate with the amount of Union soldiers and will never fully understand the use of industrial integration during the war. By the end of the war, the Union adds 4,000 miles of railroad tracks, whereas the South only adds 400 miles.
Abraham Lincoln also used telegraphy along with Morse Codes to send and interpret thousands of messages from the war. During his time in office, he felt he needed to know the results of a battle or skirmish instantaneously. To the dismay of the other generals, he often sounds instructions when fighting. These instructions almost always worked out in the end. Lincoln stressed so much over telegraphy, that he converted a whole room to the process so he could constantly be listening to the war efforts.
While the war was going on, Lincoln needed to also keep the public interest in control. In his first election in 1860, he tried not to focus upon slavery and was fine with allowing the South to have a more independent economy. This would allow for more division than expected. For the election of 1864, Lincoln focused all of his efforts upon stopping the war and abolishing slavery in the United States of America. Lincoln issued an ultimatum which basically stated rejoin the Union, or slavery will be removed. The Confederacy never intended to join so Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, which freed all slaves in the South and gave them inalienable rights. With this, Lincoln secured his presidency along with the Gettysburg Address which gave soldiers a place for their remembrance and more than 50,000 died in Gettysburg alone.
To end the war, Lincoln put the whole industry behind William Sherman and General Grant. Sherman waged total warfare until the southern economy could not compensate. Grant finally cut off the South at Appomattox leading to the South's surrender on April 9, 1865. Only a week later, Lincoln was assassinated when the 13th amendment was being created. Because of his great contributions, Lincoln is remembered today in honor for what one man did to save our country.
When many think of the Civil War, they only think of Abraham Lincoln, as he was one of the major leaders in the war. Although, there were still others that played many roles during this time period. Abraham Lincoln was the president of the Union and Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy. After much debate, Ulysses S. Grant was made the Commander of the Union Army and Robert E. Lee was the Commander of the Confederate Army.
Political Parties
During the Civil War, the need to abolish slavery became even greater during this time. To reflect this change during the Civil War, political parties also changed. When Abraham Lincoln first ran for president there were four major political parties: The Republicans, North Democrats, South Democrats, and Constitutional Union. When the war occurred in 1861, many of the parties combined to make stronger political forces in the government. The Free-Soil Party-made to abolish slavery and keep American soil free- combined with the Republicans. The North and South Democrats combined to form the Democrats. Now the two major forces that would be fighting for presidency would be (R) Lincoln and (D) McClellan. These two political forces would be the main political rivals for ages up until the present day today.
Lincoln's Role
Abraham Lincoln realized the importance of the American industry during this war and sought to utilize it greatly. He passed a bill putting all private industrial companies of his desire under governmental use and would use them to a large extent. Railroads were the best way to transfer supplies, information (physical copies), and more reinforcement troops. Soon the Union soldiers would outnumber the Confederates 3:1 in almost every battle and skirmish. The South suffers as they cannot compensate with the amount of Union soldiers and will never fully understand the use of industrial integration during the war. By the end of the war, the Union adds 4,000 miles of railroad tracks, whereas the South only adds 400 miles.
Abraham Lincoln also used telegraphy along with Morse Codes to send and interpret thousands of messages from the war. During his time in office, he felt he needed to know the results of a battle or skirmish instantaneously. To the dismay of the other generals, he often sounds instructions when fighting. These instructions almost always worked out in the end. Lincoln stressed so much over telegraphy, that he converted a whole room to the process so he could constantly be listening to the war efforts.
While the war was going on, Lincoln needed to also keep the public interest in control. In his first election in 1860, he tried not to focus upon slavery and was fine with allowing the South to have a more independent economy. This would allow for more division than expected. For the election of 1864, Lincoln focused all of his efforts upon stopping the war and abolishing slavery in the United States of America. Lincoln issued an ultimatum which basically stated rejoin the Union, or slavery will be removed. The Confederacy never intended to join so Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, which freed all slaves in the South and gave them inalienable rights. With this, Lincoln secured his presidency along with the Gettysburg Address which gave soldiers a place for their remembrance and more than 50,000 died in Gettysburg alone.
To end the war, Lincoln put the whole industry behind William Sherman and General Grant. Sherman waged total warfare until the southern economy could not compensate. Grant finally cut off the South at Appomattox leading to the South's surrender on April 9, 1865. Only a week later, Lincoln was assassinated when the 13th amendment was being created. Because of his great contributions, Lincoln is remembered today in honor for what one man did to save our country.