Meet the Four Congressmen Who Won the Civil War and Shaped Reconstruction

Published: May 13, 2021, 6:15 a.m.

The popular conception of the Civil War is that Abraham Lincoln single-handedly led the Union to victory. But in addition to the Great Emancipator, we can also thank four influential members of Congress\u2013Thaddeus Stevens, Pitt Fessenden, Ben Wade, and...