LAD #15: Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

In his second Inaugural address, Lincoln stated that it wasn't nearly as important as the first inaugural address he made four years previous. The civil war had already begun and Lincoln began to talk about it. He stated that both sides wanted to avoid war but it was necessary in preserving the union. Lincoln also stated that the argument over slavery had been a direct cause of the Civil War. The North had pushed to abolish it while the South had pushed to spread it. Lincoln vowed that the Union army must fight until the Country is once again united and there is no more sectionalism.