. Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery. o win great victories. They would support anyother commander with lukewarmness, if they supportedhim at all. There was no such rigid and severe disciplinein the Union army as exists in the military organizationsof European states. Military councils were somethingin the nature of condensed town-meetings. The rankand file maintained an exchange of sentiment and judg-ment that corresponded exactly to the public opinion of 34B THE LIFE OF LINCOLN. towns, cities, and other communities. The country wasslow to give up its faith in the young Gene
. Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery. o win great victories. They would support anyother commander with lukewarmness, if they supportedhim at all. There was no such rigid and severe disciplinein the Union army as exists in the military organizationsof European states. Military councils were somethingin the nature of condensed town-meetings. The rankand file maintained an exchange of sentiment and judg-ment that corresponded exactly to the public opinion of 34B THE LIFE OF LINCOLN. towns, cities, and other communities. The country wasslow to give up its faith in the young General, who, in thevery opening of the war, achieved military successes inWestern Virginia and won for himself a name beforeother men had had a chance to distinguish was reluctant to rouse animosities and harshjudgments by a removal of McClellan while he yet hada chance to retrieve himself. He remained to encour-age popular and military confidence. It was not untilMcClellan had, so to speak, worn out his reputation, thathe was
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