The Untold Story of How Congress Won the Civil War

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🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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While Abraham Lincoln tends to get most of the credit for winning the Civil War, historian Fergus Bordewich reminds us not to forget about the role Congress played in the Union’s victory. In his new book, “Congress at War,” Bordewich follows four influential members of Congress as they navigate one of the most dynamic and consequential times in American history. Bordewich joins Forum to discuss the challenge of governing a divided nation and how the 36th United States Congress helped hold the union together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.2	While Abraham Lincoln's leadership is often credited with winning the civil war and ending slavery,
1:10.5	historian Fergus Bordowick's research
1:12.5	highlights the often overlooked role of Congress in those struggles. Among the challenges legislators faced
1:18.1	were a divided nation, dwindling power, and Lincoln himself, who Bordowick portrays as a largely
1:23.9	confused and somewhat feeble figure. Yet the Republican reformists, as Borderwick calls them,
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