Summary of James M. McPherson's Tried by War

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Lincoln was president-elect when the South Carolina legislature voted to secede from the Union. He began to explore what his options would be when he took office, and what he believed was that the government had the legal right to maintain its integrity. #2 Lincoln was loath to take the threats of secession seriously. He believed that an underlying Unionism remained strong in slave states, even those that had