But the 13th Amendment, which Lincoln fought for, definitely did.
If Lincoln had his way, there wouldn't have been a war at all, but 11 Southern States decided that breaking up the Union was a good idea merely because Lincoln was an abolitionist who wanted to limit the expansion of slavery.
Which again, is irrelevant, the South started the war, not the North.
He was an active duty officer at the time. That he decided to turn traitor was on him.
Lincoln wanted the end of slavery to be a gradual process, but the South forced his hand by seceeding.
no, what's ignorant is buying into the "Lost Cause" mythology.
It wasn't about "Tariffs", it was about slavery. The founding declarations of secession all SPECIFICALLY cite the continuation of slavery as their reasoning.
Now, after the War, when black people didn't go around murdering their former owners like they all thought would happen, they all realized they brought unneeded ruin on themselves.