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Category Archives: American Civil War
Winnie Davis: The Daughter of the Confederacy
Varina Anne Davis was a tragic story from the start. Winnie Davis’ First Years “Little Pie Cake” as she was called for the first year of her life, entered the world in June, 1864, the second daughter and sixth child … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American Civil War, American history, Beauvoir, Civil War history, Confederate history, Confederate States of America, Daughter of the Confederacy, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fortress Monroe, Fred Wilkinson, history, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis daughter, Mrs. Jefferson Davis, The Daughter of the Confederacy, US history, Varina Anne Davis, Varina Davis, Winnie Davis
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The Polarizing Mrs. Lincoln
Mrs. Lincoln is never viewed in neutral. You either love her or hate her. Some historians evaluate Mary Todd Lincoln as a termagant who made Lincoln’s life a misery. Some claim she is one of the most misunderstood characters … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Katherine Helm, Lincoln's Assassination, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln, nineteenth century Americans, Presidential wives, William Herndon
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Mary and Robert Lincoln: A Family Tragedy
The Widow Mary would have a tenuous and tragic relationship with her son Robert Lincoln for the remaining years of her life. The Family Situation Abraham Lincoln died without a will, thus his estate would be shared equally by Mary, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's estate, American history, Bellevue Place, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Mary HArlan Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln insanity trial, Mary Lincoln the widow, Mary Lincoln's daughter-in-law, Mary Lincoln's fiances, Mary Lincoln's widowhood, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential wives, Robert Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, US history
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Abraham Lincoln’s Life and Limb
Abraham Lincoln had an innate instinct for Public Relations – but with him, it usually meant “Political Realities.” The Fall of Fort Sumter Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) had only been President for six weeks when Fort Sumter was attacked in Charleston … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln war powers, American Civil War, American history, Charleston Harbor, Civil War, Civil War history, Constitutional War Powers, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fort Sumter, Franklin Pierce, history, James Buchanan, Lincoln's war powers, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan, President Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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