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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 month ago

fears of an enduring and brutal war of occupation were not entirely unreasonable, even if we can see with hindsight that the South was whipped and Federal troops would not have incurred more than a handful of casualties against Lost Causers.

I suppose my problem with Lincoln stems from the fact that there were prominent and high ranking figures around Lincoln that were saying this at the time. That were pushing radical reconstruction. It makes me wonder what would've happened if they were president - and if Lincoln wasn't more a hindrance.

But I suppose perhaps it's just me pushing back against the two dimensional view and education that most get on Lincoln.