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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... and thereby contributed to a surge in support for Lincoln late in the presidential campaign . Lincoln and his party did indeed win the elec- tion , but his Democratic opponent , George B. McClellan ( 2 ) LINCOLN'S LAST MONTHS.
... late 1864 and early 1865 over Confederate military operations from Canada against the North . To a lesser extent , he also became involved in challenging the French presence in Mexico . For him , however , the struggle to unite the ...
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