Indeed, the influence of the army's achievements, dissipating the despondency of the summer months, lifted the campaign into an atmosphere of patriotism not before experienced since the spring of 1861, and established the belief that Lincoln's re-election meant the end of secession and slavery.
This quote illustrates how the achievements of the army reinvigorated patriotic sentiment during the Civil War.
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