restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being
The answer would be he was swept to triumph in the wake of
Sherman's imprisonment of Atlanta. Most historians decide that two factors approved
Lincoln to victory: first, the development of the Union armed in 1864, particularly
General Sherman's capture of Atlanta, and then, Lincoln's groups positively
conducted a movement that depicted the Democratic podium as disloyal.
