Lincoln’s Assassination (Edward Steers, JR. - LL) Don't Tread on Me The devasting loss of life

The devasting loss of life among the general officers contributed to the outcome of the battle

July 1863 was a momentous month in the Civil War

more than one hundred thousand men fought on ships at sea or on one of America’s great inland rivers

the 147th New York went into battle to the north of the Railroad Cut

Hughes includes a fascinating section about the Civil War online

Lincoln’s Assassination (Edward Steers, JR. - LL) Don't Tread on Me The devasting loss of lifeFor 150 years, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln has fascinated the American people. Relatively few academic historians, however, have devoted study to it, viewing the murder as a side note tied to neither the Civil War nor Reconstruction. Over time, the traditional story of the assassination has become littered with myths, from the innocence of Mary Surratt and Samuel Mudd to John Wilkes Booths escape to Oklahoma or India, where he died by suicide