Charles Sumner: “In the same spirit, I deemed it my duty to oppose the efforts made in…”

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In the same spirit, I deemed it my duty to oppose the efforts made in the winter of 1865 to authorize Retaliation, differing from valued friends.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reflects on his principled opposition to retaliation during the Civil War, despite differing from friends.

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Charles Sumner: “In the same spirit, I deemed it my duty to oppose the efforts made in the winter of 1865 to authorize Retaliation…”