Original sentence: Coming on the heels of David Farragut's capture of Mobile Bay and followed by Phil Sheridan's crushing victory over Jubal Early's army at Cedar Creek, it was now apparent that the tide had turned in favor of the Union and that Lincoln may be reelected despite the costs of the war.The Democrats, hoping to make setbacks in the war a top campaign issue, waited until late summer to nominate a candidate
Edited sentence: Coming on the heels of David Farragut's capture of Mobile Bay and followed by Phil Sheridan's crushing victory over Jubal Early's army at Cedar Creek, it was now apparent that the victory was at hand and Democratic defeatism was wrong-headed.The Democrats, hoping to exploit the latest news from the war in their platform, waited until late summer to nominate a candidate