Reconstruction preceded the war's end, as Lincoln and his associates considered the reintegration of the nation, and the fates of Confederate leaders and freed slaves.
ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən pɹɪsˈiːdᵻd ðə wˈɔːɹz ˈɛnd, æz lˈɪŋkən ænd hɪz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts kənsˈɪdɚd ðə ɹˌiːˌɪntᵻɡɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə nˈeɪʃən, ænd ðə fˈeɪts ʌv kənfˈɛdɚɹət lˈiːdɚz ænd fɹˈiːd slˈeɪvz.