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What Lincoln Was Up Against: The Context Of Leadership, Edward L. Ayers
What Lincoln Was Up Against: The Context Of Leadership, Edward L. Ayers
History Faculty Publications
Abraham Lincoln faced desperate challenges from the moment he took office until the day he was killed. While Union armies in the field struggled for four years against dismayingly effective Confederate forces, Lincoln fought to keep the North from breaking apart. The task proved unrelenting.
Lincoln's America 2.0, Edward L. Ayers
Lincoln's America 2.0, Edward L. Ayers
History Faculty Publications
For most people at the time, far from battles or capitals, the Civil War arrived in long gray columns of text. A new system of telegraph stations, railroads, and press organizations spread words with unprecedented speed and in enormous quantity. Reports form the battlefield poured out in brief messages and long torrents, editorials commenting on every event and utterance. Even generals and presidents understood the shape and meaning of the Civil War through print.