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Lincoln, Grant, and the 1864 Election

LINCOLN, GRANT, AND THE 1864 ELECTION

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Slavery, the divisive issue that thrust the nation into the Civil War, remained contenious throughout the conflict, and was very much a part of the national conversation. Both Grant's and Lincon's views on the need for, and timing of emancipation coincided closely.

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