Lincoln's frustration

[L Verge]

As those of you who are members of the Surratt Society know, I have been excerpting daily "actions" from the Longs' book for two years now for an on-going synopsis in the Surratt Courier. I agree completely with Tom. It has been very time consuming - and often quite boring - trying to find interesting tidbits about what was occurring each month. I remember thinking when I hit April 1863, "Oh lord, I'm only half way done." I'm sure that both Lincoln and Davis both wished for it to soon be over - or at least to have some significant gains made on either side.