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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... cause in the Civil War . But by 1864 his ideals and purposes were in grave danger of being compromised or worse . The war dragged on that summer as Confed- erates under General Robert E. Lee and other commanders fought successfully ...
... cause of the war . In his December 1864 annual mes- sage to Congress Lincoln confirmed that " the Executive power it- self will be greatly diminished by the cessation of actual war . " Like- wise , he expected the wartime powers of the ...
... cause , Republicans in Congress — a clear majority of the mem- bership — recognized that the election had greatly strengthened Lin- coln's political position and that they would continue to have to deal with him in matters of patronage ...
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