in paragraph 1, the author writes, "washington d. c., march 4th, 1865—the inauguration day of president re-elect abraham lincoln was cold and windy, just as it had been four years earlier." using this information, the reader can understand that
i. this was not lincoln's first term as president
ii. it was cold and windy in washington d. c. on march 4th, 1865
iii. lincoln was aware that john wilkes booth was in the crowd

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia