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It was a war by which the south gained, by defeat, enormous benefits, and the north, by success, secured the strength and development of the republic.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “It was a war by which the south gained, by defeat, enormous benefits, and the north, by success, secured the strength…”
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Sherman discusses the unexpected benefits that arose from the Civil War for both the North and South.
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