How Battles Shaped Lincoln's Political Decisions

In August 1864, Abraham Lincoln was so sure he would lose re-election that he wrote it down, sealed the note, and had his cabinet sign it without reading it. In this episode, we follow how the battles of the Civil War shaped Lincoln's biggest political decisions — from the shock of Bull Run, to the bloodshed at Antietam that made the Emancipation Proclamation possible, to the turning point of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, and the fall of Atlanta that rescued his presidency. And we find out what Lincoln did with that sealed envelope after the votes were counted.

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