“Stand away, American!”

“If my intentions were hostile,” growled the warrior, “your staff would not avail you, Wizard.”

“My kind must be careful,” said Sir McDonald. “In your land, I might wake up a slave.”

Abraham Lincoln gripped his sword. “That is why my country goes to war with itself.”

Historical fantasy is weird. But you should check out the Alvin Maker series by Orson Scott Card if you like that kind of thing.