LAD #19 - Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address

Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address was quite short. No skocking news about the war was shared that the general public did not already know. In Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, he had talked about trying to perserve the union without a war, however, "one party would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish.” He says that main cause of the civil war was due to the issue of slavery. The Lord has plans to repay the slaves for their years of suffering. He closes his speech with his resolution to end the war, repair the union, care for the soldiers/widows/orphans, and finally how to achieve lasting peace.