Original sentence: He is well praised for successfully restoring the federal unity of the nation by defeating the secessionist Confederate States of America and along the way, playing in an important role in ending chattel slavery in the United States.However, a number of states' rights supporters continue to view Lincoln as a tyrant who suspended civil liberties and suppressed the "legitimate right" to secede.President-elect Lincoln survived an assassination attempt in Baltimore, Maryland and on February 23, 1861 arrived secretly in disguise toWashington, DC
Edited sentence: His accomplishments include successfully restoring the federal unity of the nation by defeating the secessionist Confederate States of America and along the way, played in an important role in ending chattel slavery in the United States.President-elect Lincoln survived an assassination attempt in Baltimore, Maryland and on February 23, 1861 arrived secretly in Washington, DC