President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction offered a general pardon to southerners who took an oath of loyalty to the United States and accepted the Union's proclamation
concerning

s the president shall be commander in chief of the army and navy of the united states, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the united states; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments. sooo yeahhh

explanation:

the lowest among the social higher rank were the working class. this class remained detached to the political progression   of the country and was hostile to the other two classes