Lincoln and the Border States
Views on slavery
United states, politics and government, 1861-1865
Emancipation
Slavery, united states, history
Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865
United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865
Slaves
Slavery
Political aspects
Politics and government
History
Faced with a divided nation, Abraham Lincoln deemed the loyalty of the border slave states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri crucial to the preservation of the Union. But while most scholars contend that these states were secure by the end of 1861, the author argues that Confederate camp…
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