In "Honest Abe" Lincoln's Attempts to Preserve the Union, He

In "Honest Abe" Lincoln's attempts to preserve the Union, he did all of the following questionable actions as president except

A) proclaim a blockade of the Southern ports.
B) increase the size of the federal army.
C) suspend the writ of habeus corpus.
D) advance federal funds to private citizens without authorization.
E) refuse to implement a draft, or conscription law, during the war.