San Antone RR
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why was lincoln so bad?
why was lincoln so bad?
why was lincoln so bad?
forgive my ignorance
Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner!!!I think you misunderstood the smilies he used. I think he meant that he expected a huge political debate to ensue regarding Lincoln, but I think most members here are on the same page and we're probably safe from a fist fight....
On the one hand I admire Lincoln for some of his writings and speeches, as well as his principles in his earlier years, but as President he usurped a lot of power and acted unconstitutionally contrary to glossed-over representations of him today.............
Oh, I get it. It's kinda like the Knothead in office right now, huh?
Flash
When he lost the Hills he should have pulled back.
I spent a lot of time at Shiloh (Tennesee); camped there several times as a Boy Scout; Hiked many of the routes marched by the various armies. It's a great battle field to visit.
So....What's the answer? Was it Lee's ego that kept them fighting? Did his previous success against the Blue Coats keep him looking for that magic break that would pull victory out of the rubble? He wanted to bring the fight to Yankee turf yet ordered his men to spare the local population and property from harm. During Sherman's march to the sea, he left nothing that would burn, unburned. At Gettysburg, none of what they did makes any damned sense.