Lincoln's Last MonthsLincoln Prize winner William C. Harris turns to the last months of Abraham Lincoln's life in an attempt to penetrate this central figure of the Civil War, and arguably America's greatest president. Beginning with the presidential campaign of 1864 and ending with his shocking assassination, Lincoln's ability to master the daunting affairs of state during the final nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as savior and saint of the nation. |
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... Federal offensives designed to end the rebellion . In the autumn Lincoln faced a presiden- tial election that might change the war's ending and leave many blacks in slavery . Despite his anxiety and his realization that the military sit ...
... federal government to be substantially reduced after the suppression of the rebellion , where- upon the states would again be the center of governmental activity . Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles wrote that in the early months of ...
... Federal military , and Congress are integral parts of this story , as are the changing American and European views of the president . Lin- coln's apotheosis as an American icon began before his death . His rep- utation grew as his ...
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