But Dixie won’t die.
The South’s spirit, their will to keep on fighting appears to be superhuman. Robert E. Lee has fought a brilliant series of battles against General Grant. Grant keeps throwing his troops at the rebel defenses like a fireman throwing buckets of water at a burning building. And the flames crackle and consume. Northern boys are dieing by the thousands. The North is angry… at President Lincoln!
This election of 1864 will be the most interesting in our history. It looks like Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln
Only one thing might help Lincoln Atlanta Georgia Sherman Atlanta
You in the North, will you vote for Lincoln
You in the South, will you continue to fight?
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ReplyDeleteLincoln? I continue to make my judgments toward him, however I now understand that he is a man whom wants the greater good for the Union. When Lincoln was first elected, he stated that the abolition of slavery was not his priority...saving the union was. After placing myself in his position, I now understand why he had his priorities. I do not know about this General McClellan whom is running against Lincoln. If it came to my deciding between the two men, I would reelect President Lincoln. When I heard the news of the Southern troops' suffrage, I felt myself cringe. I very much dislike the thought of others suffering, for I have been through it all. However, the South's suffering brings the Union more hope for winning this war.
ReplyDeleteOur troops are exhausted, we are running low on supplies. Even I, Antonia Ford, don't know if I will bare any longer in the North. I have been a spy for far too long. March 14, 1863. An anonymous letter appeared in the New York Times accusing General Stoughton and I of being "very intimate". I was then arrested with my father and many ten others and brought to the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C., (which at various times held Confederate spies Belle Boyd and Rose Greenhow). I am just praying that General George McClellan wins the election and the Confederate will become its own country. There has been too much bloodshed.
ReplyDeleteThe condition of these men is grave. They lack shoes, clothing, food, and water. This war has more than run its` course. Lincoln has realized that these confederates are beyond unreasonable, and has ceased to attempt reason with them. He has come to terms with the progress our country needs to make. Now he is firm in abolishing slavery, and this devotion is evident in the passion of our troops. The snake of the North is choking its` prey. I cannot wait for the day when my service to these american men is obsolete. My vote is for Lincoln, for he will surely end this war.
ReplyDeleteThe Union seems to be winning the war. General Ulysses S. Grant's battle at Vicksburg has definitely given us an advantage. Now that the we have control of the Mississippi, the Confederate States are now cut in two. We have also heard that General McClellan is facing Lincoln in the 1864 election. McClellan has made an impossible promise to end the conflict peacefully. Except, now that the war has raged for years, everyone is scrambling to find an easy way to end it. With so many supporters on McClellan's side, Lincoln is sure to lose the election. However, General Sherman's capture of Atlanta has changed my views of Lincoln's leadership.
ReplyDeleteI will vote for Lincoln, although some of his ideas do seem bosh. The South is fighting on pure spirit. They've got game, I tell you. But sooner or later, they will run out of food and even their indomitable spirit will be extinguished. Their soldiers are fighting in shoddy conditions, without essentials such as shoes. Those men are goners and will go down after one shot. However, even as a nurse in the Union army, I can say that men are dying like wildfire. The fire that is consuming our forces is reducing our troops by the thousands. General Grant’s efforts will be in vain should General George McClellan become president. McClellan cannot become president. The Constitution made us one united country. What is the purpose of destroying a hundred years of unity to let half the states become their own country? If we divide our nation, we will no longer be able to fight off other countries such as Britain or Mexico. We will not be able to stand as country as Lincoln so wisely put it. Besides, General Sherman has already captured the home of the South’s railroads and we have defeated the Confederacy at Vicksburg and Gettysburg. It will be no time before the Confederacy throws in the sponge. We must keep our arms and hopes high and hold out until the South dies.
ReplyDeleteIf I were still alive today, I would still vote for Abraham Lincoln. He is still leading our country through dark times. People should understand that the casualties of the North will diminish. Sooner or later, the South will run out of supplies and will have to surrender by default. Everybody should just be patient. Abraham Lincoln knows what he is doing. Currently our country is a mess. It is almost like one giant callaboose fight. The South will diminish as the North will gain power. This is the beginning of a new era. Robert E. Lee's plans will no longer work as we must have complete trust in our country and Abraham Lincoln.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I died a month before the raid on Atlanta. Luckily, it was spent stopping yet another raid on our great capital. Apparently, Grant thought taking me down would cripple Lee’s communications and supplies. However, my cavalry corps shall carry on my legacy. Apparently, General Lee cried after I died. Atlanta is just a small blow to a giant. Grant is desperately failing right now, and Lincoln should replace him, as he’s losing more than twice as many of his soldiers than he’s killing or capturing. Lee and Jackson should be able to defend Richmond till the election 1864. Hopefully, McClellan will win, as the North is tired of losing all their resources to a battle they don’t care about. For us Southerners, more people need to enroll, as this war is for our future, for our beliefs. They are trying to take our freedom, and we cannot let them. Even if you get us back into the Union, we will never accept your values and our beliefs will never match. Lincoln said it himself, “A divided house cannot stand,” so if you make the South rejoin, the house will always be conflicted.
ReplyDeleteWe're losing this war. The Union have captured Atlanta, which is needed for our railroads, which supply our troops. Despite my hopes, I know in my heart that Lincoln will be elected, with Atlanta being captured, the Northern perspectives on the war will be that they will win. Despite my best efforts, destroying Union troops at the border in Tennessee, we can't win. I'm a sniper, and my attempts at assisting the South are not as suited for defending, but I will try. The sheer mass of the Northern economy is enough to destroy us. I'll probably survive this war, knowing that we'll lose soon.
ReplyDeleteThere is no such thing as giving in. All that we need is something to turn the ties of this war. Abraham Lincoln has ordered the burning of Atlanta, in order for him to be reelected. He is mad. It is time for me to do what God wills me to do. I must cut off the head of the snake. (It is too late now for me to kidnap Mr. Lincoln. Now I must kill him to turn the tides of the war in the South's favor.) May the confederacy fight in the honor of all the heroes who die out on the battlefield protecting our rights, and beliefs, and win the war in the name of the lord. Praise the South!
ReplyDeleteTecumseh won't break our spirit. The South may be in devastation today, but tomorrow, we may be winning. We will hold on to our spirit, our will, and our dedication to the Confederacy! Those are our boys out there fighting, and we won't let it be for nothin'! Take a good look now, Northerners, because soon, you may be on the other side. Don't give up hope Southerners!
ReplyDelete(I'll be voting for Lincoln. I'll do whatever it takes to get him re-elected. He's got America in mind. He won't let us down. The South is running low on supplies, they won't last very long. We'll have 'em in at the very most, two years. As long as we keep doing what we're doing, we'll get it done, and somehow find a way to reform our fallen country.)
Times are tough for the South, many soldiers don't have shoes, and food and ammunition are running low. Although times are tough Southern spirit keeps our soldiers marching. The South will fight to the death, and will never give in. Luckily, it looks like this war may be drawing to a close. The Election of 1864 could prove to be ace-high for the South. Lincoln is running against McClellan and McClellan has promised if he wins he will end the war, and the South can be separate and free. The people agree, this war has gone on for long enough, it seems almost certain McClellan will win. There is only one hope for Lincoln and that is Atlanta. The Union has taken Atlanta, and General Sherman is burning it. It breaks my heart to see a Dixie city like Atlanta burning. I am stumped though as to why the Northerners see Atlanta burning as a good thing, and even more stumped as to why that makes them want to vote for Lincoln. I suppose that is why our two nations must separate because we can't see eye to eye about anything these days.
ReplyDelete( The Election of 1864 is all the gossip these days. There is lots of scuttlebutt going around saying McClellan is going to win, but I think Lincoln will win. Sherman is burning Atlanta, and Northerners are regaining confidence in Lincoln with this show of superiority. I would vote for Lincoln if I could because with Lincoln as our leader we can win this war. Total war seems like it may be the only solution now, and the war will end soon. The South is running out of supplies, and the North still has a heap of supplies. Directly, things will draw to a close, and the Union will come out on top.)
(General George McClellan is at sea. He thinks separating into different countries would help? We’d be at war to beat the band. Lincoln is right, the country can’t be divided. The choices are shoddy, either a president who wants to “end” the war by dividing the country, or a president who doesn’t care about ending slavery. Abraham Lincoln is boss compared to George McClellan and, if I could vote, I would vote for Lincoln. With Lincoln, there will be less war and a chance for slavery to end.)
ReplyDeleteI hope that Lincoln can be reelected. I have seen so much pain and death for our troops on the battlefield, and if peace is made with the south, then what was it all for? All the lost lives would have been for nothing. The southern slaves would have their lives made worse, and we and the Confederacy would likely become enemies yet again over the issue of slavery. I have fought to end slavery and to bring equal rights, and I would hate to see it all be for nothing. I hope that we win the battle at Atlanta so that the fighting spirit might be restored in those who fear that we cannot win the war. We are slowly starving the south, and they cannot last much longer. We are so far in, so close to winning! How can so many people just want to give up?
ReplyDeleteI can only hope that Lincoln can be reelected, if not then this war is gone and done for, and everything will be lost. All the soldiers suffering and my fellow spies work will be nothing but useless. Let Lincoln be reelected so this war is good and fought right! I will not throw in the towel in just yet, hopefully others feel the same way. If the South wins now, our country will really be in for a ride of shame. Our hearts will be divided, we can no longer see ourselves as brother but instead as enemies. Even after this war ends, will we ever be able to look at each other in the eye again? The North will win, I know of it. Lincoln, I put my vote for you. Keep your promises and let's win this battle.
ReplyDeleteLincoln plays such an important role in the proven success of the northern army. I can only imagine my fellow northerners agree with me. Also, I believe that every person representing the Union in the Civil War would hope to see Lincoln back in charge for the next four years. There is not a chance that the Union would have the same kind of success without Lincoln. He provides a strong leadership, that cannot be matched by anyone. Furthermore, it is even hard to say that the Union could win the civil war without Lincoln. That's how essential he was to the northern army. Another reason why Abraham Lincoln can be considered on a different level as many past leaders, is because many other republicans were not as sympathetic to the South but Lincoln knew that if America was to progress and move on from the American Civil War once it had finished, reconciliation was the way ahead. Also, being a good commander in cheif was more important to Lincoln than anything else. This is why the Union Army was always at the top of Lincoln's agenda. Finally, these are essential needs to be a good leader. This is why Lincoln should be reelected as President. He is just simply a born leader.
ReplyDeleteIt pains me to see our great and hallowed General Lee reduced to a state of desperation that is not deserving of his stature. Fluke and luck are to blame—we are fated to an unfavorable warfare land, meager railroad tracks, and scant factories. What little we had, including Vicksburg and Atlanta, have been arrested into the Union’s grasp. We are left with the equivalent of razed farmland and sunken ships to victual our hungry forces. The relentless Grant, as constant and unyielding as a grandfather clock’s pendulum, is draining the indispensable energy and troops from the south. Meanwhile, the North’s inescapable “anaconda” plan is slowly choking the sustenance out of the South’s neck, wringing it so tightly that blood can no longer flow to and fro the two regions. Communication and provisions rule the battlefield, and we have lost it all.
ReplyDeleteDespite all this, I do not lose hope. My husband shall not have died due to the wrong cause. As long as General Lee still takes breath, the South will fight on. Let the north taste the bitterness of the South’s determination under the sweetness of their presaged victory. The fire of staunch righteousness is not so easily quenched. The South has lived as true Americans, and will die as such. Surrender is unthinkable. If the North continue to fight, so shall we.
The election seems to be of minor importance, as the South hopes to exploit the Union’s inner unrest and use the opening to attack more savagely than ever. Many could not care less as to who claims the title. The result is the same no matter which path we walk; an enemy awaits on either side. However, I hold my breath in the hope that McClellan will prevail. Lincoln has proved to be no shirker of warfare and the responsibility that comes with it. His decisions to keep Grant and his ingenuity with the Anaconda plan have proved boundless in the benefits that it brings. With McClellan in position, there will be a miniscule chance that the North won’t play so well and lose the war. The South is in need of no less than a miracle, and we should gladly accept any chance, regardless of its size.
I continue to perform my duty as I reside across the seas, awaiting each newspaper with a hopeful heart and trembling hands. May God be with you, my Confederate family. Even as defeat seems nigh, we must fight on and remind the Union that lest we be defeated, we will be etched into their hearts as the ones whose fire didn’t die.
This war cannot end undecided. Ending the war would mean that all who have given their lives for our noble cause have died for nothing. Ending this battle now is not only useless, but it is also cruel. If this battles terminates, tensions will continue to rise until another civil war unfolds; furthermore, the deaths of all our citizens will have gone to waste. The Northerners will have gone to battle and have accomplished nothing; the Southerners will have gone to battle and have gained the right to slavery, which was already theirs from the beginning. There is no doubt that I shall cast my vote for Lincoln. He promises to see this war ‘till the end. He believes that the nation cannot stand and prosper while divided in two. Lincoln knows this can't happen; he correctly says, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” My views align perfectly with his, masked behind his greater abilities to execute them. As Stephen A. Douglass put it, there can be no neutrals in this war; only patriots and traitors. General George McClellan is just that—a neutral. Drawing this war will automatically turn all of us northerners into neutrals. Thus a notion is nothing less than inconceivable before my eyes. Us northerners will be neighboring a country that supports slavery, as powerless as a cannon against an ironclad's side.
ReplyDeleteI bare all rights to have wavered initially regarding President Lincoln’s re-election. He is bold to confront such a convoluted problem in a rather hasty manner, though now I blame him not for his actions, but rather because a war of this scale cannot be quenched by a single man. Lincoln has made his finest attempts, though I wish to increase the rate at which he administers equality amongst the mixed army of the North. Union chaplain John Eaton and I have exchanged words in Ohio. He proclaimed enthusiasm in the topic as he described his heart to be heavy with the mistreatment and suffering of the Negroes in the conquered territory over which his supervision extended. Eaton was able to give Lincoln a fairly clear notion of his point of view, for he keenly felt that our measures of retaliation against cruelty to Negro soldiers were not sharp enough. I was joyous to discover that the President was taking measures into his own hands by writing to Governor Michael Hahn, a Unionist, about Negro suffrage. When my appearance was requested at the white house, Lincoln’s words chided me to set a firm bed of faith and admiration beneath him. Later that year, during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, ‘we were asked to exchange Abraham Lincoln for McClellan — a successful Union president for an unsuccessful Union general. In a part earnestly endeavoring to save the Union, torn apart by a colossal rebellion, I thought with Mr. Lincoln that it was not wise to ‘swap horses while crossing a stream.’ Regarding, as I did, the continuance of the war to the complete suppression of the rebellion, and the retention in office of President Lincoln as essential to the total destruction of slavery, I certainly exerted myself to the uttermost, in my small way, to secure his re-election.’ By my second meeting with the President, the fortunes of the war had shifted decisively in favor of the Union. Only weeks before the Election Day, I caught wind that the city of Atlanta had been captured by Union forces after a successful siege by General William T. Sherman. The candle of a war spits at this burning city. Our victory—God’s victory—will only be ensured through a violent and blood ridden path. I fear that, at this point, there is no other way but to march forward.
ReplyDeleteHarper's weekly is correct in that we will not stop fighting. If the North will keep winning these battles, so be it. We won't stop fighting. They could come into each and every one of our towns, burn them to the ground, kill the women and children, and we will not stop. If we let them win, they will destroy our lives in a completely different, but equally painful way. We cannot let this happen. People living in northern slave states, do you really think the Union is going to let slavery last forever? In the future, they won't. If we are to win, you must join our cause.
ReplyDeleteMyself being from the South, I say, they will not stop fighting! We have come thus far so why back down before you have given everything you have? Personally, I have claimed to have a strong position binding myself to the South, but now I am not so sure. My days as a confederate spy are over. I was put into jail half a dozen times, and am deciding to turn my life around. My husband and I are going to go somewhere, possibly England, to get away from this treacherous war and I think it is the best situation to put myself in at this point. My position still leans towards the south, only because my mother died believing in them. As for now I am going to observe the war and stay posted on what is happening to my home in the south.
ReplyDeleteAs the war has continued past the time expected, my mom and I continue to make painful sacrifices to keep up our business. Knowing the South very well I know that they will keep fighting, but will not win. The reason I say they is because I do not consider myself as a Southern Girl anymore, neither a Northerner. I want slavery but I want slaves and black people to be treated fairly and not like savage beasts. I know the South is going to lose. Before this pitiful country was broken up the North was helping the South but at the same time the South was helping the North. As North was helping the South more than the other way around, South will take the biggest blow, which explains why South doesn't have any clothes. I hope Lincoln wins because he has the closest beliefs as I do. What this war and this country has done to me is despicable, and I will never be able to forget about the miserable life I am living.
ReplyDeleteMy vote will most definitely not be going towards the presidency of the fool that is George McClellan. Making peace with the south?! Does he realize the effects of letting them become their own Union?! Before we know it there will be disputes over land and trade that will surely morph into wars, thus putting us right back where we began. Lincoln is right. If the North and South are separated for much longer, there will be no North or South. What will be left is a Red Sea over the battle fields where our men have fought. So no, my vote will not go to an idiotic general, but rather to a wise man named Abraham Lincoln, to better our country.
ReplyDeleteGettysburg didn't have he effect I had thought. The war seems like it wont end. Both sides are fighting out of desperation. Supplies are low and the soldiers are tired. This war needs to end soon or else the whole country will be out of money and we will be invaded! William Sherman said it best when explaining the civil war saying "I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell."
ReplyDeleteOh how the tables have turned. The South’s immature mind set and their way of thinking has led to this. All of this. They should just give up while they’re behind. This race is a race of morality, and has nothing to do with the political aspect. I have no opinion on the military tactics of Mr. Lincoln and I respect him enough to trust that he is doing only what is necessary. I will continue to vote for Lincoln. The city of Atlanta is captured, and the South’s resources are running low. How long until they break?
ReplyDeleteOh how the tables have turned. The South’s immature mind set and their way of thinking has led to this. All of this. They should just give up while they’re behind. This race is a race of morality, and has nothing to do with the political aspect. I have no opinion on the military tactics of Mr. Lincoln and I respect him enough to trust that he is doing only what is necessary. I will continue to vote for Lincoln. The city of Atlanta is captured, and the South’s resources are running low. How long until they break?
ReplyDeleteLincoln is the man for the job. He has kept his faith in me, even when I have made mistakes. For that, and many other reasons, I certainly owe him my vote. The south's defeat is inevitable, Robert E. Lee is close to breaking, I can feel it. Just a few more carefully planned blows, and the war will be over. And the Union will come out on top.
ReplyDeleteThe South will continue to fight no matter what the North throws at us. We might be running low on supplies, but we can never run out of passion for our cause. I support Lee in his decisions, for I know much less than he about battle strategy. The South are willing to put everything on the line to win this.
ReplyDelete(I am quite unsure about Lincoln, only because in the beginning he was so unsure about his stance on slavery. But after the Emancipation Proclamation, I have a slight shift in confidence towards him. The North is proud to say that we are well on our well to winning this.)
I how I wish this would end. My own city is burning, and soon nothing will be left. I've lived in Atlanta for 10 years, and right now all of those memories are being burned. Mother cries with the baby in her lap, it saddens her to know that young sister will never know our true hometown. Daddy is gone somewhere, but I'm sure he knows of this awful thing. This war must stop. The innocent people need it to. Still though, the South will fight with integrity for what it beleves, even if it means writing from the cellar.
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