His strategy of winning the war which was said to have had as its
purpose the saving of human life, seems to have contributed to the
difficulty of winning the peace. There was nothing like a Marshall
Plan to help the South rebuild physical and cultural assets. The
suffering from want and fear seems to have extended to most of both
races. The consequence of the suffering was extended divisiveness.
Marilyn Symonds
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