Could it be this simple

that everything is still linked to the Civil War, or rather its ultimate battle at Gettysburg? Yes, that battle and the ending of the siege of Vicksburg, or rather the aftermath of them two resulted in Lincoln promoting Grant to the position of Lieutenant General and naming him general-in-chief of all Union armies. Remember, no-one else but Washington sat in that chair before. Today it's generally agreed that the decision was right because Grant knew how to beat not only General Lee but the Confederacy as a whole. Even during Grant's presidency he instituted the Department of Justice to centralize federal law enforcement, manage post-Civil War litigation, and protect the civil rights of newly freed African Americans in the South. It's very first major mandate was to investigate, dismantle, and prosecute the Ku Klux Klan, and that tells anyone a lot about where the compass has always been pointing towards. Just remember Lincoln's Gettysburg's adress too. Mentioned by everyone but still pointing right.

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