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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... party , as the military stalemate continued , but dramatic Federal victories at Atlanta and elsewhere ultimately reversed the downward political trend . The Democratic party platform , proclaiming the war a failure and calling for an im ...
... party's platform , managed to get 44 percent of the popular vote . After the election Lincoln secured , by a slim margin , congressional approval of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery and vali- dating his Emancipation ...
... party doctrine— " strongly inclines me against a very free use of any of these means , by the Executive , to control the legislation of the country . As a rule , I think it better that congress should originate , as well as perfect its ...
... party , grew after the 1864 elec- tion . In addition to a belated appreciation of his leadership in the Union cause , Republicans in Congress — a clear majority of the mem- bership — recognized that the election had greatly strengthened ...
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