What was one reason lincoln pushed for passage of the thirteenth amendment?

Lincoln declared it was the South’s punishment for starting the Civil War.

Explanation:

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).