{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How Battles Shaped Lincoln\u2019s Political Decisions","description":"In August 1864, Abraham Lincoln was so sure he would lose re-election that he wrote it down, sealed the note, and had his cabinet sign it without reading it. In this episode, we follow how the battles of the Civil War shaped Lincoln's biggest political decisions \u2014 from the shock of Bull Run, to the bloodshed at Antietam that made the Emancipation Proclamation possible, to the turning point of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, and the fall of Atlanta that rescued his presidency. And we find out what Lincoln did with that sealed envelope after the votes were counted. \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f History Shorts is a daily history podcast hosted by historian and author of Eight Days in August, Peter Zablocki. New episodes every day. \u2b50 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts:  https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/history-shorts\/id1717345209?action=write-review  \ud83c\udfb5 Follow on Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4CnKo8pKZNR63aMyNuRz4D  \u2615 Support on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/HistoryShortsPodcast  \u25b6\ufe0f Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HistoryShortsPodcast ","author_name":"History Shorts","author_url":"https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43609419\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/208420869"}