Lincoln and Reconstruction (John C. Rodrigue - LL) fido Lincoln’s problem: he knew it

Lincoln’s problem: he knew it was time for slavery to go

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the Peach Orchard

When Sherman learned that the Army of the Potomac had captured Richmond and caused Lee’s army to flee toward Danville

Lincoln and Reconstruction (John C. Rodrigue - LL) fido Lincoln’s problem: he knew itby John C. Rodrigue Although Abraham Lincoln dominates the literature on the American Civil War, he remains less commonly associated with reconstruction. Previous scholarly works touch on Lincoln and reconstruction, but they tend either to speculate on what Lincoln might have done after the war had he not been assassinated or to approach his reconstruction plans merely as a means of winning the war. In this thought provoking study, John C. Rodrigue