And Lincoln was right not to "plunder, pillage, loot and burn" the South; it would be like nuking Japan post-war as a final kick to the gut of a vanquished enemy. But Reconstruction was stopped before it had a chance to change things for the better, which led to 100 years of Jim Crow.
And btw, your comment needs to be preached to bitter Southerners who have those stupid bumper stickers that say "The South will rise again". They weren't treated like the enemy after the war and instead of building a better society and economy, they chose to don white hoods and terrorize the "Negros" with cross burnings and lynchings. And that is a legacy we are still dealing with today.