The trial of Peter Zenger, a noted publisher in New York, worked to establish the rights of a free press.
Zenger's trial was still fresh in the minds of some of the founders when they worked to push for an Amendment to the Constitution a generation later that expressly gave the press rights.
Then you have military geniuses on the confederate side, Stonewall Jackson, Robert E Lee, and the more controversial leaders Nathan Bedford Forrest and Stand Watie. While they fought for the wrong side, they were great leaders. The north had generals and leaders like grant, Farragut, Mclellan, and Custer.
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happiness is the fundamental pillar
