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Category Archives: Nifty History People
Mother Bickerdyke: Civil War Ranking Nurse
Right after the Civil War, there was a huge parade in Washington, DC. Leading the Soldiers On May 23, 1865, as the intense mourning over the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln began to slowly ebb, the newly discharged Army of … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American Civil War, American history, ”Mother” Bickerdyke, Civil War field hospitals, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Mary Ann Bickerdyke, Mary Bickerdyke, Medicine in the Civil War, Nursing during the Civil War, The Civil War, The Sanitary Commission, U S Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, William T. Sherman
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Corinne: The Long Neglected Roosevelt
Little Sister Corinne The iconic Theodore Roosevelt was one of four siblings. The oldest of the four remarkable Roosevelts was Anna (1855-1931), called “Bamie” by her siblings, and “Auntie Bye” by the next generation. Despite an early childhood illness which … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged "Mittie" Roosevelt, American history, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Bamie Roosevelt, Corinne Robinson book "My Brother Theodore Roosevelt", Corinne Roosevelt, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Douglas Robinson, Elliott Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Leonard Wood, history, Presidential history, THe poetry of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's brother-in-law Douglas Robinson, Theodore Roosevelt's sister Corinne, US history
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General Grant’s No-Exchange Order
Hard to Believe, But… After millenniums of savage butchery, more “civilized” armies faced each other on the most favorable empty grounds they could find and they became battlefields, far from villages and towns and private citizens. If a belligerent was … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Civil War history, Civil War prisoners of war, CSA General Simon Buckner, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ft. Pillow, General Cornwallis, General Grant, General Simon Bolivar Buckner, General Ulysses S. Grant, George Washington at Yorktown, history, Presidential history, Simon Bolivar Buckner, The battle of Milikens Bend, The battle of Port Hudson, The Emancipation Proclamation, U.S. Grant at Vicksburg, US Civil War, US history
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Frances Cleveland: Saturday
Frances Folsom Cleveland was only 21 when she became First Lady. The Young FLOTUS-To-Be Frances Folsom (1864-1947) was the total antithesis of her husband, sitting President Grover Cleveland. She was young (he was 49), slim and trim (he weighed in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison's Wednesday evenings, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady History, First Lady receptions, Frances Folsom, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, history, Martha Washington's levees, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, US history, White House history, White House receptions
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Al Smith: The “3-P” Loss of 1928
Al: A Brief Run-Up Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) was born to Catholic immigrants in a rough neighborhood on NY’s lower East Side. He identified with his Irish forebears, but in fact, he was a mixed breed. His father was working … Continue reading
Posted in Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged Al Smith and Prohibition, Al Smith and the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, Alfred E. Smith, American history, Anti-Catholic feeling in the 1920s, Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover, Election of 1924, Election of 1928, FDR Nominates Al Smith as the Democratic Candidate in 1924, Feather Schwartz Foster, Governor Al Smith, Herbert Hoover, history, NY Gov. Al Smith, Presidential history, Republican Candidate Hoover in 1928, The Democratic Convention of 1924, The prosperity of the 1920s, The rise of Al Smith, US history
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Robert Todd Lincoln: The Legacy
Robert Todd Lincoln was just 21 when his father was assassinated. The Responsibility of Robert Only hours before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the President spent a little time with his oldest son, on leave from the Army following Lee’s surrender at … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln II, American history, David Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, Herbert Putnam LOC Librarian, history, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Justice David Davis, Library of Congress, Licoln Collection at the Library of Congress, Lincoln Memorial dedication, Lincoln's private correspondence, Lincoln's Assassination, Lincoln's Secretaries, Mary Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Robert Lincoln's accomplishments, Robert T. Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, the Lincoln Papers, US history, White House history
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Woodrow Wilson 1919: Savior of Europe
When the Great War ended in 1918, US President Wilson was a hero to the Allies. WW: Writer of Rules and Righter of Wrongs Many historians over the past century have alluded to Woodrow Wilson’s messianic streak. He was a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, David Lloyd George, Feather Schwartz Foster, Georges Clemenceau, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, THe example of George Washington, The Great War, The League of NAtions, US history, White House history, Wilson's Fourteen POints, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson goes to Paris Peace talks, World War 1
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Herbert and Lou Hoover: Flexible Planning
Most people’s weddings are a big deal. Bert and Lou: The Non-Courtship Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) and Lou Henry (1874-1941) met at Stanford University shortly after its doors were open. They were both studying geology, he for an engineering career, and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Herbert Hoover, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Father Ramon Mestres, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Herbert Hoover, history, Journalist Frederick Palmer, Lou Henry Hoover, Presidential history, Prof. John Branner, Stanford Prof. Dr. William Thoburn, The early life of Herbert Hoover, The early life of Lou Henry Hoover, The Hoover Wedding, The Hoovers at Stanford, The priest who married Herbert and Lou Hoover, US history, White House history
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The Sagamore Hill-Hyde Park Relations: Part 1
Family Ties. The Common Bond Claes Maartenszen van Rosenvelt came to New Amsterdam around 1640, about the time Peter Stuyvesant was its governor. He was not a wealthy man. He did not come for religious freedom. He did not come … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Anna "Bamie" Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, FDR's father James Roosevelt, FDR's mother Sara Delano Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, Hyde Park Roosevelts, James Roosevelt, Johannes and Jacobus Roosevelt, Oyster Bay LI Roosevelts, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Sagamore Hill Roosevelts, Sara Delano Roosevelt, The Roosevelt lineage, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Senior, US history, White House history
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