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Christopher --
Hopefully my post was clear and not confusing. At this point in American history a republican form of government shaped the command structure of military companies: members voted on their officers, who then made decisions for the company. Many adults don't understand this topic at all, and I had only the faintest idea of what it might be about at sixteen. I should mention that non-commissioned officers were paid little more than privates, while a Confederate captain earned ten times as much as a sergeant ($130 vs. $13.00 per month). Pay scales were similar to those used by the U.S. army.
As for Lincoln, you should have years to learn more about the best-known figures from American history. The more we learn about them, the more they differ from their popular images. For instance, Robert E. Lee was born while his father was serving a prison sentence and spent most of his boyhood in a single-parent household, living in a series of apartment rentals or rooms borrowed from relatives. Lee himself never lived in a home that he owned his own name.
Here are three recent books on Abraham Lincoln., the first being Wilson's "Honor's Voice", a study of his earlier years. Public speakers had to be much more entertaining than we imagine today, and Lincoln excelled at entertaining an audience. Much of his humor was off-color and included racial overtones which people would not accept today. Lincoln's wit and intellect allowed him to literally demolish an unwary opponent on stage.
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375703966&view=excerpt
http://www.amazon.com/What-Lincoln-Believed-Convictions-President/dp/0385507399
http://www.readinkbooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=15293&CLSN_897=1233402666897eac0a994a14a509541c
While I do not accept C. A. Tripp's main premise, "The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln" provided a fascinating look at Lincoln's personal life.
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