The Confederate States had better military leadership. The military leaders of the Confederacy made better decisions and trained their troops better than in the Union.
President Roosevelt showed that by negotiating the Treaty of Portsmouth without military force.
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Caused the war to become unpopular
President Abraham Lincoln ,Slavery Abolished.
<span>On </span>Sept. 22, 1862<span>, United States of America ,President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of </span>Jan. 1, 1863<span>.</span>