{"id":19,"date":"2013-06-08T12:40:25","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T12:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2016-08-19T11:00:54","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T11:00:54","slug":"savior","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/savior\/","title":{"rendered":"Savior of the Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu\/node\/40381\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1670\" src=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/files\/2013\/06\/HD_LincolnScupture.preview.jpg\" alt=\"HD_LincolnScupture.preview\" width=\"430\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/files\/2013\/06\/HD_LincolnScupture.preview.jpg 430w, https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/files\/2013\/06\/HD_LincolnScupture.preview-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a>Perhaps Lincoln&#8217;s most enduring legacy has been his reputation as &#8220;Savior of the Union.&#8221; \u00a0Most Americans venerate him as the essential president &#8211;the one who saved the nation at its moment of greatest peril. \u00a0But in the classroom, that marble image can take a significant beating as teachers and students find themselves arguing over Lincoln&#8217;s actions as commander in chief. \u00a0In particular, Lincoln&#8217;s defiance of Chief Justice of the United States Roger Taney (Dickinson College, Class of 1795), over the issue of civil liberties leaves many students wondering at what cost was the union saved. \u00a0Documents in this section offer Lincoln&#8217;s perspective and numerous examples of his rigorous defense of his administration&#8217;s wartime policies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential Question<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/how-should-we-teach-lincolns-nationalism\/\">How should we teach Lincoln&#8217;s nationalism?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/first-inaugural-address-march-4-1861\/\">March 4, 1861 &#8211;First Inaugural Address (#11)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-horace-greeley-august-22-1862\/\">August 22, 1862 &#8211;Letter to Horace Greeley (#4)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/gettysburg-address-november-19-1863\/\">November 19, 1863 &#8211;Gettysburg Address (#1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/blind-memorandum-august-23-1864\/\">August 23, 1864 &#8211;Blind Memorandum (#8)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/second-inaugural-address-march-4-1865\/\">March 4, 1865 &#8211;Second Inaugural Address (#3)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-lyman-trumbull-december-10-1860\/\">December 10, 1860\u2014Letter to Lyman Trumbull (#45)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-william-kellogg-december-11-1860\/\">December 11, 1860\u2014Letter to William Kellogg (#83)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-john-gilmer-december-15-1860\/\">December 15, 1860\u2014Letter to John Gilmer (#109)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/fragment-on-the-constitution-january-1861\/\">January 1861\u2014Fragment on the Constitution (#50)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/address-to-new-jersey-senate-february-21-1861\/\">February 21, 1861\u2014Address to New Jersey Senate (#148)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/address-to-pa-house-of-representatives-february-22-1861\/\">February 22, 1861\u2014Address to PA House of Representatives (#126)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-william-seward-april-1-1861\/\">April 1, 1861\u2014Letter to William Seward (#56)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/presidential-proclamation-april-15-1861\/\">April 15, 1861\u2014Presidential Proclamation (#41)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/presidential-proclamation-april-19-1861\/\">April 19, 1861\u2014Presidential Proclamation (#42)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/message-to-congress-july-4-1861\/\">July 4, 1861\u2014Message to Congress (#34)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/annual-message-december-3-1861\/\">December 3, 1861\u2014Annual Message (#127)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/general-war-order-no-1-january-27-1862\/\">January 27, 1862\u2014General War Order No. 1 (#59)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/annual-message-december-1-1862\/\">December 1, 1862\u2014Annual Message (#60)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-erastus-corning-and-others-june-12-1863\/\">June 12, 1863\u2014Letter to Erastus Corning and Others (#39)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/response-to-serenade-july-7-1863\/\">July 7, 1863\u2014Response to Serenade (#86)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-horatio-seymour-august-7-1863\/\">August 7, 1863\u2014Letter to Horatio Seymour (#147)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-james-conkling-august-26-1863\/\">August 26, 1863\u2014Letter to James Conkling (#40)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/presidential-proclamation-december-8-1863\/\">December 8, 1863\u2014Presidential Proclamation (#70)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/annual-message-december-8-1863\/\">December 8, 1863\u2014Annual Message (#88)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-union-delegation-june-9-1864\/\">June 9, 1864\u2014Letter to Union Delegation (#90)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/speech-at-great-central-sanitary-fair-june-16-1864\/\">June 16, 1864\u2014Speech at Great Central Sanitary Fair (#73)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/response-to-serenade-november-10-1864\/\">November 10, 1864\u2014Response to Serenade (#36)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/annual-message-december-6-1864\/\">December 6, 1864\u2014Annual Message (#100)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-thurlow-weed-march-15-1865\/\">March 15, 1865\u2014Letter to Thurlow Weed (#74)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/last-speech-april-11-1865\/\">April 11, 1865\u2014Last Speech (#38)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Multi-Media Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>China Harvey, <a href=\"http:\/\/raceforthewhitehouse1864.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Race for White House, 1864<\/a>, Weebly, Understanding Lincoln, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Susan Johnson, <a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/2mecbhguutbb\/lincolns-summer-of-1864\/?utm_campaign=share&amp;utm_medium=copy\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln&#8217;s Summer of 1864<\/a>, Prezi, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<li>Ana Kean, <a href=\"https:\/\/storify.com\/historygirl\/abe-wears-his-heart-on-his-sleeve\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln&#8217;s Nationalism<\/a>,\u00a0Storify, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<li>Evan Oftedal, <a href=\"http:\/\/norsehorse23.wix.com\/civil-war-rights\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln and Civil Liberties<\/a>, Wix, Understanding Lincoln, Summer 2014<\/li>\n<li>Cynthia Smith, <a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/ymy4og4s0k91\/abraham-lincoln-dictator-or-defender\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dictator or Defender?<\/a>, Prezi, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<li>Canada Snyder, <a href=\"http:\/\/lincolnasgreatcommunicator.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Communicator<\/a>, WordPress, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<li>Roxanne Thompson, <a href=\"http:\/\/rjrthompson308.wix.com\/understandinglincoln\" target=\"_blank\">War and Politics<\/a>, Wix, Understanding Lincoln, Summer 2014<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Villwock, <a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/etz0vtm9fbu4\/lincolns-nationalism\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln&#8217;s Nationalism<\/a>, Prezi, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<li>Emily Weiss, <a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/gwdwyanojoxo\/dissecting-one-of-americas-most-powerful-speeches-lincolns-gettysburg-address\/?utm_campaign=share&amp;utm_medium=copy\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln&#8217;s Gettysburg Address<\/a>, Prezi, Understanding Lincon, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Further Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>William C. Harris, \u201cThe Hampton Roads Conference:\u00a0 A Final Test of Lincoln\u2019s Presidential Leadership,\u201d\u00a0<em>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association\u00a0<\/em>21 (Winter 2000),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0021.104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0021.104<\/a><\/li>\n<li>James L. Huston, \u201cThe Lost Cause of the North: A Reflection on Lincoln\u2019s Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural,\u201d\u00a0<em>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association\u00a0<\/em>33 (Winter 2012),<a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0033.104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0033.104<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Matthew Pinsker, \u201cWarning: Artists at Work,\u201d in\u00a0<em>Unofficial Teacher\u2019s Guide to Spielberg\u2019s Lincoln<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/emancipation\/2013\/02\/14\/warning-artists-at-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/emancipation\/2013\/02\/14\/warning-artists-at-work\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps Lincoln&#8217;s most enduring legacy has been his reputation as &#8220;Savior of the Union.&#8221; \u00a0Most Americans venerate him as the essential president &#8211;the one who saved the nation at its moment of greatest peril. \u00a0But in the classroom, that marble image can take a significant beating as teachers and students find themselves arguing over Lincoln&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4589,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/4589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}