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Category Archives: American Civil War
Mary Lincoln and Julia Grant: The CW Divas Part 1
The similarities were apparent; the dissimilarities were intrinsic. Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1883) was seven years older than Julia Dent Grant. From Kentucky and Missouri respectively, they were both considered “westerners” in the early part of the 19th century. They both … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Dr. Charles Leale: Forgotten Hero of Ford’s Theater
Ford’s Theater: April 14, 1865 Enjoying a pleasant night out, Abraham and Mary Lincoln and their guests attended a comedy at Ford’s Theater. Around 10:30 p.m. a shot rang out in the Presidential Box, and a scream was heard. Within … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Butler's Commission on the Assassination of Lincoln, Dr. Charles Augustus Leale, Dr. Charles Leale, Dr. R.K. Stone, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Ford's Theater, history, John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's Assassination, Lincoln's attending physician, Lincoln's physician R.K. Stone, Major Henry Rathbone, Mary Lincoln, Presidential history, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Peterson House, US history, White House history
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Lucy Hayes: Camp Mother
Lucy Hayes was born to be a mother. Lucy: Girl to Woman Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889) was born and raised in Chillicothe OH, when the state was becoming a major industrial force in the country. In-home manufacturing was declining and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Civil war General Rutherford B. Hayes, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Rutherford B. Hayes, history, Lucy Hayes, Lucy Webb Hayes, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Rutherford B. Hayes, the education of Lucy Webb, the Ohio 23rd, US history, White House history
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George Washington and George III: Mindsets
The General and the King each had definite ideas, goals and responsibilities. Earlier Georges George I became King of England following the death of the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne in 1714. With no direct line of succession, the Hanoverian … Continue reading
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General Joe Hooker: The Man, The Myth and the Legend
Joe Hooker was a pretty interesting fellow any way you look at it… Joseph Hooker, Making of a Soldier Joseph Hooker (1814-79) was Massachusetts born, and perhaps genetically destined for the military. His grandfather had been a Captain during the … Continue reading
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Tagged "Fighting Joe", "Figitin' Joe Hooker, "Hooker's Army", American Civil War, American Civil War history, American history, Camp followers attached to Hooker's Division, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, General Gideon Pillow, General Joseph Hooker, General Ulysses S. Grant, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, history, Major General Joe Hooker, origin of the term "hooker", The American Civil War, The Peninsula Campaign of 1862, The War with Mexico, US history
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Andrew Johnson and Jefferson Davis: The Feud
Two Southern legislators, poles apart, bitter enemies. Andrew Johnson: Mechanic Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was arguably the poorest of our Presidents, measured in family position (low) and wealth (even lower). His father, a porter for a small tavern-hotel in Raleigh NC, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Johnson's childhood, Congressman Andrew Johnson, Congressman Jefferson Davis, CSA President Jefferson Davis, early life of Andrew Johnson, early life of Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Zachary Taylor, history, Jeffrerson Davis, President Andrew Johnson, President Franklin Pierce, Presidential history, Senator Andrew Johnson, Senator Jefferson Davis, Tennessee Senator Andrew Johnson, The War with Mexico, US history, Varina Davis
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The Merrimac: The Two Incarnations
The USS Merrimac of Civil War history is sometimes spelled with a “k”. But I live in the Tidewater Virginia area, where it is always spelled with the “c”. The Best of Its Kind When the USS Merrimac was built … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, CSA Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory, Feather Schwartz Foster, firing on Ft. Sumter, Gosford Naval Yard, history, President Lincoln, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, The Battle of Hampton Roads, The Battle of the Ironclads, The CSS Virginia, The Merrimac, The Merrimack, The Monitor, The USS Cumberland, US history
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Grant’s Tomb: A NY Icon
The Civil War could have been fought 3x over in the time it took for Grant’s Tomb to be erected. We Love New York Choosing New York City to be the site of Grant’s final resting place was not difficult. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alonzo Cornell Riverside Park in New York City, American history, Architect John H. Duncan, Chester Alan Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Grant, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant Monument Association, Grant Monument Association Secretary Richard T> Greener, Grant’s Tomb, history, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Grant, NYC Mayor William Russell Grace, President Ulysses S. Grant, Richard T. Greener, US history, White House history
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Julia Grant’s Bad Hat Story
Julia, The Plain Child Julia Dent (1826-1902) was the fourth of eight children (one died in infancy) born to Frederick W. Dent and Ellen Bray Wrenshall. Four boys and four girls. In that order. Colonel Dent (an honorary title) was … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Civil War, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Ladies bonnets in the 19th century, Presidential history, Union General Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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