[GOPcapitalist]

Lincoln's letter to Greeley lays out what his cause was pretty plainly.

Yeah. Doing what it takes to win.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Lincoln's letter to Greeley lays out what his cause was pretty plainly.

Yeah. Doing what it takes to win.

It's always, "mean ol' Lincoln kicked our butts", isn't it?

The rebels were like the Japanese in 1941-45. Any chance they had to win was proportional to U.S. resolve to win. Both were utterly crushed. In the case of the rebels, they couldn't even comprehend what they were getting into.

Walt