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Book: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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  1. Doris Kearns Goodwin _ Team of Rivals: The Political

    Indeed, several months later, when Lincoln became convinced that Schofield was actually leaning toward the conservatives instead of using "his influence to harmonize the conflicting elements," he decided to replace him with Rosecrans, a man long favored by the radicals. But even then, he engineered the transfer in a manner that protected Schofield's good name, while preserving his own presidential authority to determine when and where to change his commanders.
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