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As I understand it the first battle of Bull Run/ Manasses could have gone the other way.

WI There had been a Union triumph there and Richmond fell and the Confderacy collapsed what would happen.

Lincoln hated slavery and wanted to prevent its spread. He (almost certainly correctly) took the view that in normal circumstances und the then Constitution the Federal government could not do anything about it in States.

So what would happen?
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