What can I say? Is it a tragedy, or have I wished this upon the Union? No, not even in the heat of battle would I wish these events to unfold. Now the Union stands despite being lamed by the death of their embodied public, Abraham Lincoln. How these events would have changed the course of our struggle we shall never know, though nothing can be accomplished by our prediction of hindsight. Our cause has been assimilated into the greater nation, although our differences are far from reconciled. How long until we view each other as brothers once more? Certainly our common differences would have been better ameliorated by the great leader. I believe him to be of a vast forgiving nature, never admitting to our secession. Lincoln continued to consider the nation whole, no matter the state of affairs, showing great strength as a uniting force through the course of this ordeal. Without his steady hand, the rebuilding of this nation presents a towering difficulty, one I wish to help with in any way possible, no matter the social consequences.
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