In early September 1864, the war was not going well for the North. Lincoln had staked the Republican Partyβs political future on military victory over the Confederacy, yet Confederate General Jubal Earlyβs army had nearly marched on Washington. Another military failure on the battlefield would be disastrous for Lincoln.
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