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Category Archives: American Civil War
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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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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Brother Generals: Hancock and Armistead
Few ties are as strong as the military bands of brotherhood. The Gist of the Matter Two soldiers, close friends for years, had the unlikely distinction of meeting (sort of) for the last time at Gettysburg. One fought for the … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Killer Angels", Almira Russell Hancock, American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, General George Pickett, General Lewis Armistead, General Winfield Scott Hancock, history, Pickett's Charge, the battle of Gettysburg, The death of Gen. Lewis Armistead, The Democratic nominee of 1880, the Mexican War, The War with Mexico, US history, Win Hancock and Lo Armistead, Winfield Scott Hancock runs for President
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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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Presidential Sites, Recommended Reading
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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Hodgenville: The First Lincoln Memorial
More than a decade before the magnificent temple dedicated to the memory of the 16th President was built in Washington, DC… The Birth Place…ish … a fine new-classical Greek temple was designed, built and dedicated to house the birthplace and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Presidential Sites
Tagged 16th President Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park, Alfred Dennet, American history, Architect John Russell Pope, Birthplace of Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Hodgenville KY, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William H Taft, Rev. James Bigham, Robert Lincoln, The Lincoln Farm Association
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James Garfield Goes to Congress
…with a little help from President Lincoln. Maybe. JAG: A Brief History Ohio born James Garfield (1831-81) had a very unpromising start in life. His father died when he was two, with little to leave the family. His mother later … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Shiloh, Civil War history, Congressman James A. Garfield, Feather Schwartz Foster, Geauga Academy, General Don Carlos Buell, General James Garfield, Hiram College, history, James A. Garfield, James Garfield, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, US history, White House history, Williams College
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Abraham Lincoln and Smallpox
Abraham Lincoln suffered from variola (smallpox) when he was in the White House. November, 1863 Almost as an afterthought, President Lincoln had been invited to make “a few appropriate remarks” at an event in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In July, a massive … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Dedicating the Gettysburg cemetery, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, John G. Nicolay, John Hay, Lincoln's health history, Lincoln's Secretaries, Orator Edward Everett, PA Governor Andrew Curtin, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, the battle of Gettysburg, US history, Variola and smallpox, White House history, William Stoddard
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