Comments on: Lincoln’s Polite Letter http://cwemancipation.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/lincolns-polite-letter/ remembering freedom for the slaves ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:01:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Donald R. Shaffer http://cwemancipation.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/lincolns-polite-letter/#comment-253 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:28:59 +0000 http://cwemancipation.wordpress.com/?p=1763#comment-253 Hi Kurt. Great to hear from you. A wonderful quote I’ve read before. Most of Lincoln’s actions early in the Civil War, especially in regard to emancipation, need to be understood in the context of keeping the loyal Border States in the Union.

Don

]]> By: Kurt Knierim http://cwemancipation.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/lincolns-polite-letter/#comment-250 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:32:19 +0000 http://cwemancipation.wordpress.com/?p=1763#comment-250 This postadds some wonderful context to Lincoln’s letter to O.H. Browning on Sept 22 where he states, “I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game. Kentucky gone, we can not hold Missouri, nor, as I think, Maryland.” Thanks for the post.
-Kurt

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