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Here is Jefferson Davis' 1885 account of the root, hog, or die story told by Lincoln: Link.

Of course, Davis wasn't at the conference, but I'm sure he would have gotten first hand reports of the proceedings immediately after the conference.

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Note how the Davis version differs from the Stephens version? Stephens mentions nothing about black soldiers and the problems they caused to their families, as if Davis really cared about that. I can hardly credit Davis with accuracy given how badly it differs from the accounts by those who were there.