Conversation so far:
What did George S. Boutwell do in the early civil war years?
Boutwell attended the Peace Conference of 1861 in Washington, D.C. which attempted to prevent the impending Civil War
What was George S. Boutwell's role in preventing the impending Civil War?
In the peace conference, he angrily rejected Southern proposals favoring the extension of slavery and its enforcement in northern states
what was George S. Boutwell reason for rejection of Southern proposals?
arguing that the Union is not worth preserving if such measures are needed to do so

Question: Was there anything else that he did in the early years?
Self-contained rewrite: Was there anything else that George S. Boutwell did in the early years besides attempting to prevent the impending Civil War?