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- Jul 24, 2017
It's clear that the war was not over when Lincoln was shot, given that there were two major armies yet to surrender. In the six days between Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assassination did he say anything to honor Confederate soldiers?
I would venture that he didn't. "Let 'em up easy" was already far more forgiving than most governments in history had been towards those who had undertaken an armed rebellion.
I would venture that he didn't. "Let 'em up easy" was already far more forgiving than most governments in history had been towards those who had undertaken an armed rebellion.