It's more an invitation to discussion. Honest Abe raised 75,000 troops. I know he bribed just off the boat krauts and micks. Foreigners made up half the Union army. I know there were Northern militants like the Wide Awakes. I know Northern soldiers were promised a quick, relatively painless war. But I'm still perplexed that a minority POTUS (he got less than 40% of the popular vote) and extremely polarizing figure like Lincoln - polarizing even north of the Mason-Dixon line, could raise enough troops to invade the South.
Joe_McCarthy -1 points 1 month ago
It's more an invitation to discussion. Honest Abe raised 75,000 troops. I know he bribed just off the boat krauts and micks. Foreigners made up half the Union army. I know there were Northern militants like the Wide Awakes. I know Northern soldiers were promised a quick, relatively painless war. But I'm still perplexed that a minority POTUS (he got less than 40% of the popular vote) and extremely polarizing figure like Lincoln - polarizing even north of the Mason-Dixon line, could raise enough troops to invade the South.