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Category Archives: American Civil War
Old Hickory’s Headache: Andy Jr.
Spoiler alert: Andrew and Rachel Jackson had no children of their own… Plus… Andrew Jackson had no blood relatives of his own. Two months before Andy was born, his father died. His mother and two older brothers had all died … Continue reading
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Abraham Lincoln and Grace Bedell
Lincoln and the Fair Sex Abraham Lincoln had comparatively little personal involvement with women – or even young girls. His mother died when he was nine. His sister Sarah, older by two years, died in childbirth at age twenty. While … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Campaign posters of 1860, Feather Schwartz Foster, Grace Bedell, Hannibal Hamlin, history, Lincoln as a young attorney, Lincoln meets Grace Bedell, Lincoln's family, Lincoln's Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, Lincoln’s beard, Lincoln’s photograph by Mathew Brady, Lincoln’s train trip to his inauguration, Lincoln’s youth, President-elect Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, The election of 1860, US history, White House history
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The Presidents and the Exes: Part II
Money, Corruption, Business, Reconstruction, Immigration… The thirty years leading to the Twentieth Century presented opportunities and problems our Founders would have never imagined! Railroads were crisscrossing the country in a week. Industry was booming. New inventions like electric light and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Benjamin Harrison, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, James Garfield, Rutherford Hayes, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Benjamin Harrison, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Ulysses Grant, Grover Cleveland, history, James A. Garfield, President Andrew Johnson, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Grover Cleveland, President James A. Garfield, President Rutherford B. Hayes, President Ulysses S. Grant, President William McKinley, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, US history, Vice President Chester Alan Arthur, William Jennings Bryan, William McKinley
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U.S. Grant and the Wildflowers
Ulysses S. Grant was a true case of still waters running deep. The Young Romantic Hiram Ulysses Grant (his name at birth) was an amalgam of both his parents: the tenacity of his father and the taciturnity of his mother. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, Presidential history, the courtship of Ulysses and Julia Grant, The Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant, The War with Mexico, Ulysses and Julia Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White Haven, White House history
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Julia Grant II: The Princess Cantacuzene
The USA was never created for although its trappings and perks always piqued interest… The Great General: The Future Generations Ulysses S. Grant was as far from “royal” as possible. His middle-class Ohio parents were hardworking folks. So were the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Bertha Honore, Count Mikhail Speransky, Feather Schwartz Foster, Frederick D. Grant, Frederick Dent Grant, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Ida Honore, Ida Honore Grant, Mrs. Potter Palmer, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Princess Cantacuzene books, The failed marriage of the Cantacuzenes, the later years of Julia Grant Cantacuzene, US history, White House history
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Lincoln: Lessons of the First Campaign
Abe Lincoln of New Salem When Abraham Lincoln was 21, he left the family fold to set out on his own. He jobbed-on with a riverboat to New Orleans, and was exposed to multiple sights and sounds and experiences he … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, John Todd Stuart, Lincoln in the IL State Legislature, Lincoln's first political experience, Lincoln's mentor John Todd Stuart, New Salem IL, Presidential history, the Black Hawk War, US history, young Abraham Lincoln
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The Scandals of President Grant
Fallout from association could be traced to Adam’s and Eve’s friendship with a snake. The Honest Ulysses Hiram Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) was a mild mannered fellow, soft spoken, honest, and perhaps a bit naive in some regard. He had a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abel S. Corbin, Abraham Lincoln, American history, Credit Mobilier scandal, Feather Schwartz Foster, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant brother-in-law Abel S. Corbin, Grant secretary Orville Babcock, history, Interior Secretary Columbus Delano, James Fisk, Jay Gould, Navy Secretary George Robeson, Orville Babcock, President Ulysses Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The Whiskey Ring, Treasury Secretary William Richardson, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, VP Henry Wilson, VP Schuyler Colfax, War Secretary Robert Belknap, White House history
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The Sad and Tragic Tale of Kate Chase Sprague
The Tragedy of the Father Salmon Portland Chase (1808-73), was New Hampshire born. Only nine when his father died, his mother was left with ten children and meager resources, so young Salmon was raised by relatives in Ohio who provided … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Ohio Governor Samuel P. Chase, Rhode Island Governor William Chase, Roscoe Conkling, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, The marriage of Kate Chase and William sprague, US history, Washington hostess Kate Chase
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Boutwell: A Book Review
According to author Jeffrey Boutwell (a distant collateral descendant), George Sewall Boutwell was an “important public figure hiding in plain sight.” His life was long (1818-1905), and filled with an equally long list of political and governmental accomplishments. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Nifty History People, Recommended Reading, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abolitionist George S. Boutwell, American history, American Reconstruction, Author Jeffrey Boutwell, Feather Schwartz Foster, George S. Boutwell, history, Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President Andrew Johnson, President U.S. Grant, Presidential history, Radical Republicans, Reconstruction history, Treasury Secretary George S. Boutwell, US history
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Grant, Greeley and the Strange Election of 1872
The Unlikely General Ulysses S. Grant was an unlikely general. West Point educated (class of ’43), he was a middling student, and other than his fine horsemanship, there was little that stood out. True, he served admirably in the War … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Background of Horace Greeley, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Grant, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Horace Greeley, NY Gov Horatio Seymour, NY Tribune Editor Greeley, President Ulysses Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The election of 1872, The last months of Horace Greeley, The politics of Horace Greeley, Thurlow Weed, Ulysses S. Grant, US Civil War, US Civil war history, US history
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