Lane was taking orders from Lincoln.
Lawrence gets all the attention but it pales in comparison to all that the redlegs did by Lincolns orders.
Lincoln burnt Osceola in retaliation to his main objector in the senate.
Lincoln sent messengers to order Lane and his companions. Many of them were intercepted.
Lincoln wanted the war. It worked, look at Fedzilla now he got his wish.
Then you should have little difficulty posting evidence of this claim.
You know, facts.
It is more than a little silly to think that Lincoln was issuing personal orders to colonels in MO operating behind enemy lines. He was kind of busy with other stuff.
BTW, Lane’s forces were disbanded because his actions at Osceola were against Union policy. Which is why there were not more such atrocities than there were.
Surprisingly, there were far fewer atrocities committed during the WBTS than in any other great civil war of history.