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I don't refer to the Union as the "North" so reject the idea that the War was between the States or North vs South.
The would-be Confederate States attacked the UNION and the war was the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs an insurrection brought about by Slaver fanatics.

Since the Union was not fighting over slavery I find it rather pathetic that you are claiming slavery should have been affected in the loyal portions of the Union where it had been legal. Lincoln had no intention to do anything unconstitutional about slavery where it was legal so why would he have done anything in the loyal states. Slavery was NOT legal in Northern states though it was in the Southern and Border states. Trying to foist off the Slaver motivation as that of Lincoln is silly.

Grant did not own the slaves his wife's family owned in a Border state were slavery was legal. There is no sophistry there. As I asked before lets see any evidence that Grant ever purchased a slave. Grant was too poor to own slaves or any other luxuries prior to the war.