not the biggest Lincoln fan. he bumbled the War for 3 years. Too weak.
I would say he shouldn't have started it, but in the position he was in, It doesn't look like he had much choice.
As for being "weak" in prosecuting the war, I think the real problem was the reluctance of the leadership to engage in a conflict many of them thought ill advised and detrimental to all concerned.
I think many of the early Union Army leadership, such as McClellan, didn't really want to fight with the South, and only did so reluctantly because those were their orders.
I think some of them suffered moral pangs about invading the South to stop them from having their independence.
You probably don’t have all the information on Lincoln.
He was up against the cabal, meaning the Vatican and all its various means. They’ve distorted the history.
Lincoln was courageous and honest, and he made wise decisions against his own personal gain. It doesn’t get better than that.