Lincoln and Reconstruction (John C. Rodrigue - LL) fido he had first to revive

he had first to revive the depressed morale of the thousands of sailors

and the siege of Petersburg

When Sherman learned that the Army of the Potomac had captured Richmond and caused Lee’s army to flee toward Danville

the Peach Orchard

Lincoln’s problem: he knew it was time for slavery to go

Lincoln and Reconstruction (John C. Rodrigue - LL) fido he had first to reviveby John C. Rodrigue Although Abraham Lincoln dominates the literature on the American Civil War, he remains less commonly associated with reconstruction. Previous scholarly works touch on Lincoln and reconstruction, but they tend either to speculate on what Lincoln might have done after the war had he not been assassinated or to approach his reconstruction plans merely as a means of winning the war. In this thought provoking study, John C. Rodrigue