[billbears]

Again as another poster has pointed out, pieces of paper passing across the desk in Richmond didn't really mean a hill of beans at the front lines. As is evidenced by even yankee reports of Black Confederates. Oh, but I suppose those too are false. Much different from the micromanagement of lincoln over his troops. You see he knew the steps the invasion force was taking. He knew the deaths. He just didn't care. All to save his blasted union. Can't get the myth of lincoln tarnished a bit now can we? I'm suprised y'all just haven't gone ahead and venerated him up next to Christ

[Grand Old Partisan]

I am not at all a Lincoln-worshipper. In fact, my book recounts many errors he committed -- above all having a southern Democrat, Andrew Johnson, nominated for Vice President in 1864. The reason most rebels regretted Lincoln's death is that Andrew Johnson, unlike the Radical Republicans (most of whom opposed the death penalty), had been vowing to hang Jefferson Davis and his "pirate crew" (his words).

[the_rightside]

"I'm suprised y'all just haven't gone ahead and venerated him up next to Christ"

LOL

No, I am afraid the mighty Stonewall has taken that position.