A lot of war after Gettysburg, and a democratic challenger that would have ended the war if and when elected. Only the fall of Atlanta in September of 1864 ensured Lincoln's reelection.
How close we came to being two nations. An order at Gettysburg to countermarch as opposed to an about face. But where to put all of these fallen heroes, General Montgomery C. Meigs interjected, 'He's the man most responsible for all of these casualties, bury them at his doorstep."
Or was it "Bury them here" as he stood at Arlington.
