Why Did Lincoln Concluded In 1862 That Emancipation Had Become A Political And Military Necessity?
Why Did Lincoln Concluded In 1862 That Emancipation Had Become A Political And Military Necessity? Lincoln continued to maintain that he would not interfere with slavery where it existed. However, as a result of Union battlefield losses by July 1862, the President had decided that emancipation was a military necessity. Lincoln knew that many thousands