Question

On april 11, 1865 abraham lincoln spoke of the mode, manner, and means of this, which he would not live to see

Answer 1

In this speech, Lincoln discusses how the Southern states (aka the Confederacy) will be received back into the Union.

This era of the Confederate States rejoining the Union is known as the era of Reconstruction. Lincoln gives this speech after the surrender of the Confederate forces to discuss his initial reactions to the war being over and the challenges that lie ahead. However, he will not live to see this process as he is assassinated three days later by John Wilkes Booth.

Answer 2

He reached out to the War Democrats in 1864, and manged his re-election. He anticipated the war's conclusion, and pushed his view of a moderate Reconstruction. He wanted to reunite the nation speedily through a policy of generous reconciliation, in a time of lingering and bitter divisiveness. However, he didn't live to see it because he was assassinated on April 14, 1865, only days after the surrender of Confederate commanding general Robert E. Lee.