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Category Archives: Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth: Heartthrob and Assassin
In April 1865, John Wilkes Booth was 26 years old. JWB: The Solid Theatrical Pedigree In a day when theatrical personages were still looked on askance, the Booths of Maryland had a fine and well regarded pedigree. Junius Brutus Booth … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Assassin John Wilkes Booth, Booth conspirator Lewis Powell, Booth family of Shakespearean actors, Booth fiancee Lucy Hale, Charles Guiteau, Edwin Booth, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ford's Theater, Gavrilo Princip, General U.S. Grant, history, John Schenk, John Wilkes Booth, Junius Brutus Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Lee surrenders at Appomattox, Leon Czolgosz, Lucy Lambert Hale, President Abraham Lincoln, The assassination of Lincoln, the hanging of John Brown, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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U.S. Grant and George Meade: A Partnership
Both George Meade and Ulysses Grant were West Pointers, and share a singular coincidental date in history. Meade and Grant: Common Bonds George Meade (1815-72), Pennsylvanian, came from a military family. His father was a naval officer, but died when … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Civil War history, Colonel Ulysses S. Grant, Congressman Elihu Washburne, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Ambrose Burnside, General George McClellan, General George Meade, General Henry Halleck, General Irvin McDowell, General John Pope, General Joseph Hooker, General Robert E. Lee, General Stonewall Jackson, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, General Winfield Scott, history, Lincoln's Generals, PA Governor Andrew Curtin, President Abraham Lincoln, the battle of Gettysburg, The battle of Vicksburg, US history
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Abraham Lincoln and Mary Owens
Abraham Lincoln was 22 when he moved to New Salem, Illinois New Salem A recreated village of New Salem is located on its original site less than an hour’s drive from Springfield, IL – and well worth the ride! Lincoln … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Ann Rutledge, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, John Todd Stuart, Lincoln courtship of Mary Owens, Lincoln friend Elizabeth Abells, Lincoln in the Black Hawk War, Lincoln law partner William Herndon, Lincoln's romance with Mary Owens, Mary Owens, New Salem IL, Presidential history, US history, William H. Herndon, Young Abe Lincoln
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Andrew Johnson: Military Governor of Tennessee
So few nifty stories come up about Andrew Johnson that when they do, they are worth passing along! Legislator Andrew Johnson of Tennessee No President (and that includes Lincoln!) had more hardships in his impoverished childhood than Andy Johnson. His … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Civil War history, Colonel Granville Moody, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Don Carlos Buell, history, Military Governor Andrew Johnson, Nashville TN during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Reverend Granville Moody, Senator Andrew Johnson, The "Fightin' Parson", US history
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Gideon Welles and the Naval Battle
Gideon Welles was Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War. March 9, 1862 It was a Sunday. Navy Secretary Gideon Welles rushed over to Lincoln’s office, where he found the President and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Civil War history, Edwin M. Stanton, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, Gideon Welles, history, Inventor John Ericcson, naval history, naval inventor John Ericcson, President Abraham Lincoln, President James Buchanan, Presidential history, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton, The battle at Hampton Roads, the battle between the US ironclads, The Civil War, The CSS Virginia, The Mariners Museum, The Merrimac, The Merrimack, The USS Monitor, US history, White House history
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James Buchanan: Tired Ol’ Buck
James Buchanan was nearly seventy in 1861, a time when 75 was a ripe old age. The Election of 1856 When James Buchanan (1791-1868) was elected in 1856, he was a) the last President born in the 18th century; b) … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, General John C. Fremont, history, Interior Secretary Jacob Thompson, James Buchanan, James Buchanan's cabinet, John C. Fremont, President James Buchanan, Presidential history, the election of 1856, The election of 1860, The Lincoln Cottage, The Soldier's Home, Treasury Secretary Howell Cobb, US history, War Secretary John B. Floyd, White House history
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U.S. Grant and Son: Meeting Lincoln
Little Fred Frederick Dent Grant (1850-1912) was the oldest son of Ulysses S. Grant. His earliest memory of his father may have been when he was four, and he and his two-year-old brother were playing on the porch of their … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln Centennial in 1901, American history, Civil War history, Elihu Washburne, Frederick D. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant and Son at Willard Hotel, Grant in Chattanooga, Grant made Lt. General, history, Lincoln Centennial in Chicago, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, The American Civil War, The Victor of Vicksburg, U.S. history, Ulysses S. Grant, White House history
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Lincoln’s White House: A Book Review
If one had to describe Lincoln’s White House: The People’s House in Wartime, one could easily call it a string of pearls encased in a Tiffany box. It is more than just a mere delight. It is a treasure that … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Book Review, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, James B. Conroy, John G. Nicolay, John Hay, Lincoln's Secretaries, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, The Civil War, The White House, US history, White House history, William O Stoddard
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Tippecanoe and Lincoln: Coalitions
In 1804, the office of Vice President devolved into one of geopolitical accommodation. Geopolitical Accommodation: After the tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in the Presidential election of 1800, Aaron Burr became Vice President, according to the premise that … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, John Tyler, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson, William Henry Harrison
Tagged Aaron Burr, Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, President William Henry Harrison, Presidential history, The Democratic-Republicans, The election of 1840, The National Republicans, The Republican Party, The Union Party of 1864, The Whig Party, Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, US history, VP Aaron Burr, VP Andrew Johnson, VP Hannibal Hamlin, VP John Tyler, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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