I would rather be defeated with the soldier vote behind me than to be...

[RJNorton]

David, I wholeheartedly second what you said about Laurie.

Somewhere I read that in 1864 Republican soldiers were given furloughs to go home to vote, but Democratic soldiers were kept in the field. This, if true, would have boosted Lincoln's votes from soldiers. I am not sure if this granting of furloughs to Republican soldiers is true - has anyone else read this?