A Fire In the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee (John Reeves - CWC) Teddy Roosevelt It was not always so

It was not always so

with some of the most engaging storytelling I have ever had the pleasure of hearing

but the retreat of the armies to the Potomac River and beyond has not been as thoroughly covered

even secured the Democratic nomination for president in 1864

particularly the question of slavery

A Fire In the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee (John Reeves - CWC) Teddy Roosevelt It was not always soA Fire in the Wilderness, The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee by John Reeves In the spring of 1864, President Lincoln feared that he might not be able to save the Union. The Army of the Potomac had performed poorly over the previous two years, and many Northerners were understandably critical of the war effort. Lincoln assumed hed lose the November election, and he firmly believed a Democratic successor would seek peace