Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment

[Eva Elisabeth]

Thanks again, Christian. I have another question - is there any halfways reliable estimation on the "northern" public opinion on the amendment? How many were in favor of this measure, and for what reasons? Regarding the Emancipation Proclamation AFAIK the majority just supported it as a strategy to win the war, and also Lincoln's reelection AFAIK had more to do with recent victories, war tiredness, and the subsequent hopes this was the best way to end the war soon, and less to do with interest in emancipation. AFAIK many still rather feared it.