She was a feminist ordeal that emerged in the late nineteenth century and had a profound influence on feminism well into the twentyth century.
It was to try and rebuild Georgia after the civil war. Lincoln recognized that the Emancipation Proclamation had to be followed by a constitutional amendment to guarantee the abolishment of slavery. The 13th amendment was passed at the end of the Civil War before the Southern states had been restored to the Union and should have easily passed the Congress.
Nothing really. the war was already over but the troops from both sides didn't find out until after the battle. I guess it just saved the city from being destroyed.