In a letter in late 1861 from the front, "Will indeed settle the question, for some years at least, as to whether union or secession, the Constitution or rebellion, shall triumph.

在一封1861年年底来自前线的信中,"会解决问题,但至少需要数年,不管是联合还是独立,宪法抑或是起义,终将有一方胜利

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