“Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.” - Thomas á Kempis

 From“Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst

March1 

According to the Atlanta Intelligencer, Lincoln was “the Baboon President,” “a low-bred obscene clown.” The Boston Transcript was no better - Robert E. Lee had with his own hands flogged a slave girl and poured brine on her bleeding wounds. 

In short, each side played for hate.