Pot, kettle, black. You refer to Lincoln as "the Lincoln" implying a subhuman thing so don't lecture me on namecalling. Spooner was an idiot for denying reality. The union was preserved with a Northern victory.
It was a national victory.
Walt
No. As I have explained many times, I refer to the concept of the false Lincoln diety worshipped by some on this forum as "The Lincoln." It has little if anything to do with the real man Abraham Lincoln as he physically existed in his own time. I use the term to mock the idolatry practiced by those Lincoln cultists on this forum. As far as the real Abraham Lincoln is concerned though, I don't intend to call him any names other than that of which he is deserving.