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So, whilst watching some old episodes of Crash Course, US history, John Green mentions that the guy standing next to Lincoln whilst he was observing the battle got shot. Apparently, wiki confirms this.
So, let's say Lincoln does get shot and killed by the Confederates. What is the short and medium term outcome of this ?