Lincoln had the war thrust upon him.
If you go to Shiloh battlefield today; the Bloody Pond has
faded into just a sort of unnatural dark brownish color. -
Over 60 yrs. ago, when my parents took me there (more than
once) - the Pond was a dark, dark old blood color where the
wounded & dying from both sides crawled down to wash their
wounds in the waters. - It was a mess.