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During the [[American Civil War]], Conkling strong supported President [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref name=u-s-history.com>[https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h706.html Roscoe Conkling]. ''U-S-History.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> Following the war, he expressed support for confiscating land from the defeated Confederates to distribute among the newly freed slaves.
During the [[American Civil War]], Conkling strong supported President [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref name=u-s-history.com>[https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h706.html Roscoe Conkling]. ''U-S-History.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> Following the war, he expressed support for confiscating land from the defeated Confederates to distribute among the newly freed slaves.
A [[fiscal conservative]], Rep. Conkling opposed using paper money to finance war efforts, instead sharing the viewpoint common among Republicans during the time in supporting money backed by [[gold]] (known as "sound money").<ref name=remarkableroscoept1/>
In his House years, Conkling became bitter political rivals with Rep. [[James G. Blaine]] of [[Maine]], who would later lead the Half-Breeds. Blaine on the House floor in 1866<ref name=remarkableroscoept1/> mocked the "majestic, supereminent, overpowering, turkey-gobbler strut" of Conkling,<ref name=encyclopedia.combio1>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/roscoe-conkling Conkling, Roscoe]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> who vowed to never speak with him again.<ref>[http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/waughj/classes/gildedage/private/gilded_age_politics/history/bio_conkling.html Roscoe Conkling: Congressman and Political Boss (1829-1888)]. ''UCLA Social Sciences''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref>
In his House years, Conkling became bitter political rivals with Rep. [[James G. Blaine]] of [[Maine]], who would later lead the Half-Breeds. Blaine on the House floor in 1866<ref name=remarkableroscoept1/> mocked the "majestic, supereminent, overpowering, turkey-gobbler strut" of Conkling,<ref name=encyclopedia.combio1>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/roscoe-conkling Conkling, Roscoe]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> who vowed to never speak with him again.<ref>[http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/waughj/classes/gildedage/private/gilded_age_politics/history/bio_conkling.html Roscoe Conkling: Congressman and Political Boss (1829-1888)]. ''UCLA Social Sciences''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref>