Question

Why was abraham lincoln in war

Answer 1

He was in war to gain civil rights for slaves.

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Answer 2

  Black Hawk, a Sauk chief, believed he had been swindled by a recent land deal and sought to resettle his old holdings.Lincoln did not see direct combat during the short conflict, but the sight of corpse-strewn battlefields at Stillman's Run and Kellogg's Grove deeply affected him. As a captain, he developed a reputation for pragmatism and integrity.