Fernando Wood, until recently planning to make New York an independent city, now declared the past buried, with its political associations and sympathies, and pledged the municipality, its money and its men, to the support of the Union.
This statement marks a significant political shift for Fernando Wood, reflecting changing allegiances during the Civil War.
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