What was lincoln’s primary goal in the civil war?

His goal was to make a decision to fight rather than to let the Southern states secede was not based on his feelings towards slavery. Rather, he felt it was his sacred duty as President of the United States to preserve the Union at all costs.

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Lincoln’s primary goal was to preserve the Union.

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