The Civil War in 50 Objects by Harold Holzer & The New York Historical Society

Author:Harold Holzer & The New York Historical Society [Holzer, Harold & The New York Historical Society]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780670014637
Goodreads: 16158513
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2013-05-01T23:00:00+00:00

Gen. Paul J. Semmes (1815–1863), engraving, n.d.

PLATE 28–2

Northerners immediately heralded Meade’s victory and Lee’s retreat as “the turning point in the war.” Making that bold prediction, the New York Times, which often accompanied news reports of Union victories with predictions that they heralded imminent Confederate surrender, headlined its exuberant report “Splendid Triumph of the Army of the Potomac” and ventured to suggest that “it might seem that the rebellion would come to a speedy end, and without further effort on the part of the North.” In fact, the war was only halfway over.

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