Abraham Lincoln actually said...

the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the constitutional relation between the United States and each of the States

Proclamation 93—Declaring the Objectives of the War Including Emancipation of Slaves in Rebellious States on January 1, 1863

09/21/1862

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