... white and black races." Lincoln was a Republican. At that time, Republicans were mostly abolitionists, who were against slavery, and some people from the former American Party. The American Party was very discriminatory to immigrants, especially to Irish Catholic immigrants. After the election of 1860, the ... casualties. The Union army had suffered as well. Over 23,000 casualties were reported. Sherman's March to the Sea was a very bloody march. From Atlanta to Savannah there was a sixty mile stretch of destruction. His men burned harvests, smashed bridges, and decimated factories and h...

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