“Since the Southern states never legally left the
Union, they should be restored to the Union as
soon as possible.”
The position expressed in this statement is most
closely associated with the beliefs of
(1) Robert E. Lee (3) Jefferson Davis
(2) Thaddeus Stevens (4) Abraham Lincoln
This position would have most likely been taken by Abraham Lincoln, who was famously against punishing the South after the war was over because he wanted the nation to heal.
