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This declaration was more injurious to the Union cause than any victory by the Confederates during the war.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “This declaration was more injurious to the Union cause than any victory by the Confederates during the war.”
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Sherman claims that the Democratic party's declaration during the Civil War was more harmful to the Union than any Confederate victory.
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