(Washington, D.C.) As the nation passed the two-year anniversary of peacekeeping in the South, Administration officials made a directed effort this weekend to dismiss concerns that the United States was on the verge of civil war.
Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, speaking to reporters following skirmishes the last few days at Chancellorsville, Virginia, said that rebels “wanted to provoke civil war, but I don't think they've been successful.”
“That's been their strategy all along,” the Vice President reiterated, “but my view would be they've reached a stage of desperation from their standpoint.”
The scrap at Chancellorsville took 17,200 Northern lives, and those of 12,900 Confederates.
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Before waving goodbye to reporters, the president added. “If there are any problems in the country today, it’s Bill Clinton’s fault.”
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"War Going Well; Lincoln on Way to Gettysburg" by Robert Elisberg at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/war-going-well-lincoln-_b_17648.htmlDang that Bill Clinton ...
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