Emphasis Preaching Journal

Some of the darkest days in our nation's history were the Civil War. President Lincoln, persistently frustrated at the ineptitude of his commanders-in-chief, replaced them one by one. First McClellan, then Hooker, then Meade. None showed the dash and resolve needed to vanquish Confederate forces. At crucial moments, when victory could have been thoroughly wrought, all three Generals failed to execute. Sadly, they could not match in battle what their credentials purported on paper. Enter Ulysses S.