some of it has to be bc it’s dramatic — change of command at the last minute, clear victory after string of defeats, most of the “cast” (generals) are the same that begin the overland campaign the next year and i’d also argue it’s just a bit easier to understand/visualize than the other battles.

as for the upshot of the decision, the republican court has put the citizen children of non-citizens in a position similar to that of free blacks during the antebellum period. their right to enjoy the privileges and immunities of american citizenship will vary according to state borders