He ended the war It takes a long time to heal the wounds of war, especially when that war divided country down the middle. And our wounds were deep. Not only was munch of the land ravished, but the sprites of the men bore scares as well, deep, scares. But words have healing powers. They can offer new beginnings and the promise of hope. And the president of the United States offered those words to the nation. Although he was a Yankee president, he was born in the south. A man humbled beginnings, he was raised in a log.