... abolish slavery.# Vallandigham believed that these measures would prevent the restoration of the Union. He wanted the Union of ante bellum days restored, with states" rights emphasized and with slavery recognized.# In May of 1863, he was accused of treason and found guilty by a military commission. He was sentenced ... a strategic doctrine similar to Lincoln. Both Lincoln and Garfield were unencumbered by military theory, and both were able to view their war with fresh common-sense practicality.# Ben Wade was one of the most radical politicians in the United States. He had many enemies...

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