Comment: It's my understanding the

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It's my understanding the

Submitted by luvdispencer on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 02:38. Permalink

It's my understanding the banks were the ones really pushing for preservation of the union (for obvious reasons), and had a vested interest in supporting Lincoln and the North's efforts. There really must have been something that wedged the two apart.