Whatever his motive, the Tsar s audacity in sending his fleet to America discouraged French and British interventionists. By the time the Russians withdrew, the war had turned decisively in Lincoln s favor. Union diplomacy saved us from foreign intervention. Thanks to Lincoln s firmness, Americans were left alone to settle their differences among themselves. Those of us tempted to echo Wilentz s cry should remember the lessons of our forefathers.
War is a hard thing.
But the men who built this nation preferred it to foreign meddling. E-mail him here .