He concludes that only Grant could have rivaled Lincoln after the fall of Atlanta made Lincoln successful again in popular sentiment.
It was a WAR, after all.īlogger and historian Mark Grimsley covers the three prominent “Dump Lincoln” movements of 1864, including the candidacies of Salmon P. I also found it interesting as a fan of military history that some of the panelists seemed to discount the military side of things. Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign, Jackson’s Valley Campaign, Chancellorsville, and the March to the Sea were most often mentioned as military successes. The Emancipation Proclamation seemed to be a runaway winner, especially as far as non-military events go. This is followed by discussions on what the others see as valid achievements or ones to be discounted. WoodworthĪs usual in this format, N&S allows the historians to choose what they believe are the ten greatest successes of the war. The Ten Greatest Successes of the Civil Warīy Steven H. In this issue, some of Nofi’s topics include President Lincoln’s speech to some 90-day volunteers in 1864, Scientific American and the Civil War, and the very short career of the Confederate raider Petrel. Web Site North & South Magazine, Volume 8, Number 7 (January 2006)Īl Nofi’s Knapsack is a regular column in North & South that features vignettes and other reminiscences of the late War Between the States.
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