Episode 320: Writings of Abraham Lincoln 1863

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Episode 320: Writings of Abraham Lincoln 1863

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The war turned to the Union's favor in 1863 in no small part due to the Emancipation Proclamation. In this episode I look at the consequences of emancipation on the war through Lincoln's writing, the major turning points of the siege of Vicksburg and Gettysburg, and the growing opposition of the "peace" Democrats.

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