george s father was a white man. not by my choice. but it did enable him to pass as white, and he enlisted in the army. i hear he fought bravely. sir, the black man is willing to fight. and any man fighting for his freedom can bear the strength of 10 men. you just have to let him. lincoln is caught between his desire to end slavery and his need to keep anti-abolition northerners on his side. whatever step lincoln takes, it must be in accordance with the constitution if it s to have any chance of success. congress passes two very important pieces of legislation. one is the militia act of 1862 that gave president lincoln the authority to bring men of african descent into the federal army. another important piece of
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careful with those pins. sorry, madam. it must have slipped. lincoln immediately rescinds general hunter s orders out of fear that he might lose the support of northern democrats and crucial border states like maryland. so, in fact, what you have is the president re-enslaving but lincoln firmly believes that the ly w to end slavery and save the union is for emancipation to become a reality, in accordance with the constitution. so now he s walking a political tightrope between anti-abolition northerners and abolitionists like frederick douglass, who view the president s actions as cowardice. gentlemen! our nation is on fire. and the only choice, the only option we have left is abolition or destruction. the time for action is now. how do you win at business? stay at laquinta. where we re changing with contemporary make-overs.
working-class irish immigrants and other northern whites see emancipation as a threat to their livelihoods. if they turn against the president and the war, it could be catastrophic for the union. [ men shouting, whooping ] bring up your men! with the union on the verge of collapse, robert e. lee invades maryland, hoping to incite a rebellion and possibly launch major attacks on cities throughout the north, including washington. lincoln must give the union cause greater meaning if he s to have any hope of winning the war. pardon, sir. please, come in. uh. y-you had a son that died, too, didn t you? my george was killed a year ago. so many [sighs] sons have died in this war.
finish them. what do we know of lee s reinforcements? george mcclellan always worried a little too much about what the enemy might do. i will not send more men to die unless i have to, general franklin. and that s what happens at antietam. several times, subordinates urge him, now is the time to launch that final blow. but mcclellan s always thinking, what if things go wrong? just as he fails to act after intercepting lee s battle plan, mcclellan again hesitates. despite the fact that he overwhelmingly outnumbers lee s force, mcclellan doesn t destroy robert e. lee and the army of northern virginia, and he is widely criticized for this. and particularly abraham lincoln was deeply disappointed. however, mcclellan halts robert e. lee s invasion of maryland. the entire effort collapses, men retreat back, and the attack has turned to [ soldiespin]