How President Lincoln Became Father To An Army And A Nation

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”(Hiess). The civil war also known as the war between states was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. The Confederate was a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 that formed a institution of slavery. The United States thought that the southern states were wrong to leave the union and initiated a war that raged across the country for years. In 1865, the United States defeated the Confederate States and abolished slavery nationwide. During this period of time the man in charge was Abraham Lincoln. Abraham lincoln created a country that was able to accept everyone and created

This paper will first discuss briefly what ethics are and provide the definition for an ethical issue. An ethical leadership issue is identified and explained for this author’s practice area. We will then identify and discuss key strategies for leadership that are pertinent to the ethical issue. Next, empirical evidence which supports the strategies discussed will be analyzed. Then, the impact and importance of the strategies will be stated. The final step will be to provide a conclusion to the reader that summarizes the content and strategies.

Ethical leadership is commonly connected with characteristics like fairness and honesty, that can enable a person within an organization to do the right thing. In responding to the lack of attention to the ethical dimensions of positive leadership Brown and colleagues designed a definition for ethical leadership. They would define it as “the demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships, and the promotion of such

Abraham Lincoln is best remembered as being America’s first war president. In the nineteenth century, the American presidency had seen nothing like the Civil War, and war was upon Lincoln before he or anyone else considered how the position of Commander-in-Chief fit into the Constitution. This resulted in an unorganized thought process and policy. Brian Dirck, author of the article “Lincoln as Commander in Chief,” writes:

It is hard not to agree with David Herbert Donald in his biography of Abraham Lincoln. He does his best to not give his professional opinion of anything and only writes about the topics from which he has proof of. The main ideas that the author has throughout the text is greatly supported with Lincoln’s own papers and from written first-hand accounts of his generation. Donald accounts for the changes of position on slavery and the equality of blacks throughout his presidency. I think that this book is a great depiction of Abrahams Lincoln’s life.

In fact when President Lincoln announced he was raising a federal army of 75,000 men he quickly outnumbered it due to patriotic responses to the attack on Fort Sumter. When he asked Indiana for six regiments the governor promised Lincoln twelve, and the governor of Ohio, tasked to raise 13 regiments, stopped at 20 upsetting those who didn’t get to join. With the surge of volunteers on both sides of the war came shortages of many things, such as weapons and officers. This is because there were no European type “military families” where offspring are bound to join the army as officers and also because WestPoint the only military academy in the country had such a low amount of people in its graduating classes. These were some examples of how the

Across time, political leaders have often been remembered for their greatness by how they faced challenges than with what particular skills or abilities they had during their time in office. This statement is known to be true as political leaders are often expected to solve certain issues or challenges when in office and if their contributions benefit the state or country. Additionally, history books, records, and scholarly journals will take note of a leader’s response to challenges, how they are handled, and if the issue is solved more than whether they adequately used certain skills and abilities to solve the problem. In short, challenges, when faced, allow the political leaders to be remembered more so than their talents.

Abraham Lincoln opposed the Mexican American War, since he argued it was unnecessary and unconstitutional. He questioned the U.S. president’s honesty and even accuses the president’s justification to be “from beginning to end, the sheerest deception.” Furthermore, he criticizes the president for supporting the war with arguments and not facts. He also bashes on the president’s mentality on a personal level. Moreover, Abraham Lincoln argues that President Polk is lying about the initial cause of the war in which the casualties took place.

After the Civil War ended with a victory for the Union, the Confederacy was left in a poor state. Their economy was devastated and rebuilding their land and lives would be a difficult task. The president and Congress sought out to rebuild the nation after the war during the Reconstruction Era. The president and Congress had to determine the terms and conditions for the former Confederate to rejoin the Union. To some citizens, President Lincoln and Johnson’s decision for not seeking harsh treatment against the Southern states was unfavored. To others, they nor agreed or disagreed because they saw flaws in both harsh treatment and a sincere treatment.

In the Civil war there were many leaders of both sides. The leaders of the union were Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses .S. Grant, and on the confederate side there Jefferson Davis and Andrew Jackson. They all had an immense part in the civil war, On pages 496-509 you will read all the things Lincoln and Grant did for the union. For example, Abraham Lincoln emancipated all the slaves in the confederacy, which now gave a new goal of the union to abolish slavery, and gave the union more soldiers. Grant used strategy and force to defeat the confederate, by issuing the total war and sending Sherman on the march to the sea, consequently destroying everything the south had even the civilians who had no part in the war were affected. On the confederate

Leading the North through the Civil War was no easy task for Lincoln. The humble president granted tariffs and abolished slavery. The 16th president even opposed secession and war against Mexico. During setbacks he was looked down upon by many even by his own army general. With some referring to him as "weak as water" and even talked ill of him after his assassination. He had also written the Gettysburg Address, one of the most powerful speeches in history, gave a statement for national purpose and identity. Lincoln was elected twice and was criticized by several during his presidency up to his assassination. Lincoln elected in 1861 and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. He was willing to use force to defend Federal Law and the

While there are countless books and biographies written on the life of Abraham Lincoln, none argue quite so heavily in favor of Lincoln’s military brilliance during the Civil War as T. Harry Williams’ book Lincoln and His Generals, published in 1952. Williams, born in 1909, is an experienced historian who taught at Louisiana State University and wrote multiple books on military and political history (Williams, 2). Large amounts of his work focused on the Civil War, primarily with that of the Union’s leadership. Within the preface of his book, Williams directly states that his “theme is Lincoln as a director of war and his place in the high command and his influence in developing a modern command system for this nation” (Williams, 7). While the theme of this book was certainly original at the time it was written, the book Tried by War: Abraham as Commander in Chief – written by James M. McPherson and published in 2008 – shares similar contributions to the leadership qualities of President Lincoln. McPherson also argues that it was Lincoln’s learned military genius that won the war for the north. McPherson, like Williams, has written many essays and works about the Civil War, and is a renowned historian for his expertise in that genre. Both authors are well educated in the history of Lincoln even though their works are nearly

According to Frank, “Lincoln had improve view about the significance of having intimate interaction with the troops, implied the hearts and minds of the men in the ranks, empathized with them, and valued their adversity” (Frank, 2000). Lincoln continually preserved the fellow, in spite of title, with politeness and value. When Lincoln received troops in the White House, he listened uncomplainingly to every request and did his best to solve them, no matter how inconsequential it was. The troops developed affectionate nicknames for him, such as Honest Abe, Old Abe, the Rail Splitter, the Martyred President, the Great Emancipator, the Liberator, the Ancient One, Father Abraham, and Uncle Abe which depicts their trust and respect on him. A troops wrote, “We hiked arrogantly away, for we all felt fulfilled to know that we had been allowed to see and salute him” (Chesebrough, 2004). Many of the military member carried small photos of their Commander in Chief with them in their knapsacks. “Frank mentions a case where they became influenced that Lincoln had their best concern at heart, and when provisions ran short, the postal was slow in approaching, would fault Stanton, or their officers rather than their commander” (Frank, 2000). Lincoln truly developed the trust, admiration, loyalty, and respect of the soldiers and that trust, admiration, respect and loyalty was explicitly

Plato once asked whether you would rather be "an unethical person with a good reputation or an ethical person with a reputation for injustice." Ethical leadership has long been a debate in regards to its importance and place in the universal business world.

He often would walk from his office to the Secretary of War’s office to discuss strategies to win the war. David T. Phillips stated in his book Lincoln on Leadership that, “Lincoln spent most of his time among the troops” (p.13). Lincoln rode his horse most of the time to the camp of the Union soldiers and cheered them up. He also motivated them by letting them know the importance of winning the war. The Core Lesson under Individual Consideration states that, “The leader empathizes with and supports each follower and keeps channels of communication open” [BCEE] (2014a, p.13). We have discussed Lincoln as Visionary Leader now let’s move on to Lincoln as Ethical Leader.