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Author Archives: Feather Foster
Joseph Jones, James Monroe and General Washington
The Hon. Joseph Jones Joseph Jones (1727-1805) practiced the triple professions of many well-to-do Colonial men: planter, attorney, and political office-holder. One can easily list Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Tyler, and a slew of others in that category. Born in Westmoreland … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Monroe, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Congress of COnfederation, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington in Newburgh NY, history, James Monroe, James Monroe in the American Revolution, James Monroe's lineage, Joseph Jone, Monroe uncle Joseph Jones, Presidential history, The Articles of Confederation, Thomas Jefferson, US history, White House history
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Lucretia Garfield: The 6-Month FLOTUS
Crete Lucretia “Crete” Rudolph Garfield (1832-1918) was a well educated young woman. She was sent first to the Geauga Eclectic (similar to a prep school), followed by attending Hiram College, today part of Case-Western Reserve in Ohio. She had known … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Dr. Susan Edson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Lucretia Garfield, history, Lucretia Garfield, Lucretia Garfield's doctor, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, President James A. Garfield, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Susan Edson, the assassination of JAmes Garfield, the death of James Garfield, US history, White House history
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Presidential Friendships: How They Changed History
A Book Review Political beings, as a whole, are generally outgoing souls, with a long retinue of friends, ranging from pleasant how-ya-doin’ acquaintances to long-standing trusted companions. Presidents, at the top of the political pecking order, are no exception. Author … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Recommended Reading, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Author Mike Purdy, Benjamin Harrison, FDR, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, history, LBJ, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mike Purdy, Presidential history, Sam Rayburn, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, VP John Nance Garner, White House history, William Howard Taft
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Grant, Buckner and the Pillow Flight
Gideon Pillow was first and foremost a “political” general of massive pretensions. The Stuffed Pillow Gideon Pillow (1806-78) was born and raised to a prosperous and well-connected Tennessee family. He attended the University of Nashville, became an attorney, and went … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American Civil War, American history, Civil War, Civil War history, Confederate General John Floyd, CSA General Gideon Pillow, CSA General Simon Buckner, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fort Donelson TN, Fort Henry, General Gideon Pillow, General Simon Bolivar Buckner, General Ulysses S. Grant, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, history, President James K. Polk, Presidential history, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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John Adams: Four Months in the White House
On November 1, 1800, 65-year-old President John Adams took up residence in the unfinished Executive Mansion in Washington, DC, only a few days before the quadrennial election. The White House… …was neither “white” (it was sandstone), nor would it be … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, John Adams, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams nephew William Shaw, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First President George Washington, John Adams, John Adams' prayer for the White House, John and Abigail Adams. The Adams children, New Years' Day White House Reception, President John Adams, Presidential history, Presidential wives, the election of 1800, The White House, Third President Thomas Jefferson, US history, White House history
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Edward Porter Alexander. Soldier. Engineer. Gettysburg.
EPA: The Young and Handsome Edward Porter Alexander wanted to be a soldier from early youth. His well-to-do father, a successful Georgia planter, wanted him to be an engineer. When a family friend advised the senior Alexander that a West … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Civil War history, Edward Porter Alexander, Feather Schwartz Foster, former President Grover Cleveland, General Edward Porter Alexander, General James Longstreet, General Joseph E. Johnston, General Robert E. Lee, history, Porter Alexander, the battle of Gettysburg, US Civil War, US history
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The Lincolns: A Tale of Two Stepmothers
Among the many commonalities between Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd was the sad memory of being motherless at an early age. Abraham Lincoln: Semi-orphaned at Nine Nancy Hanks Lincoln died of the milk sickness, said to be from poisonous grasses … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Betsey Humphreys, Betsey Humphreys Todd, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Sarah Bush Johnston, Sarah Bush Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, US history, White House history
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George Washington: Disposing of Stuff
The Retired General George Washington (who preferred his military title of “General” once retired from the Presidency) was only 67 when he died in December, 1799 – a couple of weeks before the turn of the nineteenth century. No doubt … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged American history, Bushrod Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Martha Washington, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington nephew Bushrod, George Washington nephews, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington relations, George Washington step-grandchildren, history, Martha Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Mt. Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, US history, US Presidents
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Mother Bickerdyke: Civil War Ranking Nurse
Right after the Civil War, there was a huge parade in Washington, DC. Leading the Soldiers On May 23, 1865, as the intense mourning over the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln began to slowly ebb, the newly discharged Army of … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American Civil War, American history, ”Mother” Bickerdyke, Civil War field hospitals, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Mary Ann Bickerdyke, Mary Bickerdyke, Medicine in the Civil War, Nursing during the Civil War, The Civil War, The Sanitary Commission, U S Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, William T. Sherman
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