So why did Lincoln say the invasion of the south was about preserving the Union, and why did Davis say it was about states rights? Certainly slavery was an element in the conflict, but not the main cause. If Lincoln was so committed to ending slavery why did he wait almost 2 years into the war to issue the proclamation to end slavery, and why did it only apply to the CSA when there were still slaves in Union states?
Delaware, New Jersey, Kentucky Maryland, Missouri and West Virginia had legal Slavery unaffected by the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation was just a ploy to help the war effort, an attempt to cause an uprising of southern slaves, which failed. Trust you to rope Trump into the civil war!