Lincoln was certainly an expert communicator. While on the subject of Civil War correspondence, I submit to you a contender for best letter ever: Sherman’s letter to the mayor of Atlanta. In the attached scan from my American Literature course (a favorite subject of mine until the Common Core ate it), please find the mayor’s plea for avoiding the destruction coming his way and Sherman’s eloquent yet straight reply. Now that’s good writing!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-uYvmYvimuJpiy4NW0U3yIbmRGeXF7uv/view?usp=sharing