How did Abraham Lincoln's war aims differ from those of the ex-slave in New Orleans and the black soldiers in whose regiment Susie King Taylor worked?

Abraham Lincoln’s war aims differed from the goals other African-Americans had in the Civil War. Former slaves in New Orleans and black troops fighting for the Union wanted to see slavery end. Their goals in the Civil War included ending slavery and bringing equal rights to African-Americans.

Abraham Lincoln had different war goals. Abraham Lincoln wanted to keep the country united. While he was personally against slavery, his main concern was to prevent the country...

Abraham Lincoln’s war aims differed from the goals other African-Americans had in the Civil War. Former slaves in New Orleans and black troops fighting for the Union wanted to see slavery end. Their goals in the Civil War included ending slavery and bringing equal rights to African-Americans.

Abraham Lincoln had different war goals. Abraham Lincoln wanted to keep the country united. While he was personally against slavery, his main concern was to prevent the country from splitting. Thus, he was prepared to allow slavery to exist where it was already in place if it meant keeping the country together. Abraham Lincoln was determined to prevent slavery from spreading. However, he allowed some border states to continue to have slaves during the Civil War. He knew that if he tried to end slavery, the Border States would have joined the Confederacy. Thus, he didn’t make ending slavery a top priority at the start of the Civil War. Additionally, in his Reconstruction plan, there was nothing mentioned about allowing African-Americans to have the same rights as whites. For example, there was no mention of granting African-Americans the right to vote.

Abraham Lincoln had different goals than ex-slaves and those African-Americans who were fighting for the Union during the Civil War.