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President Lincoln believed punishing the south would serve no useful purpose and would only delay healing the torn nation. This was in contrast to the radical wing of the Republican Party.

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Q: Why did President Lincoln not want to punish the Confederacy after the war?
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Why didn't Lincoln want to punish the confederacy?

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