Yup. And is anyone wants further proof of the statement that the union faction wasn't exactly for complete equality, just read Lincoln's statements during his f

Yup. And is anyone wants further proof of the statement that the union faction wasn't exactly for complete equality, just read Lincoln's statements during his famous Lincoln-Douglas debates. While he was against slavery, he still expressed that white people were superior and would still in some fashion, rule over blacks. And that black people could not govern. He was morally against slavery, but that does not mean he thought the people who were slaves were equal.