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Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln
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
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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 I
Ex-Presidents in General: The Early Fellows It’s lonely at the top. Just about every President has said so. Most come with their own agendas and plans, and all will quickly learn that they can go awry quickly. Some wonderful intentions can … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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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FDR’s Thanksgiving Muddle
Thanksgiving has been a beloved national holiday since Abraham Lincoln’s time. Even Earlier… Of course, American Thanksgiving days have been celebrated in various forms since the earliest colonists first arrived. The Pilgrims have co-opted it of course, but there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Moving the Thanksgiving date, President Franklikn D. Roosevelt, Presidential history, Santa Claus illustration, Thanksgiving celebrations, The confusion of moving the Thanksgiving date, The Great Depression, The start of WWII, Thomas Nast illustratioin, Thomas Nast's Santa, US history, White House history
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The Lincoln Men: Father and Son
Lincoln’s upbringing was indeed the “annals of the poor.” But How Poor? They were definitely not rich, but two generations prior to Abraham Lincoln’s arrival, the Lincoln’s were comfortably fixed, and well regarded by their peers and neighbors. Originally from … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Lincoln grandfather Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln stepbrother John D. Johnston, Lincoln' father Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston, Mordecai Lincoln, Presidential history, Sarah Bush Johnston, Thomas Lincoln, US history, White House 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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The Justice and the Presidents
OWH, JR Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior (1841-1935) was Massachusetts born into a solid and prosperous family. His father, OWH Senior was a physician and occasional poet, probably best known for the versifying part. As such, his son was attending Harvard when the Civil War … Continue reading
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Abraham Lincoln: A Big Apple Farewell
The entire country was stunned by Lincoln’s Assassination in 1865. New York’s Electoral Votes By 1860, New York had been the most populous state for more than a half-century. It accounted for a whopping 35 electoral votes, and gave them … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Brig. Gen. Edward Edward D. Townsend, Details of Lincoln's funeral procession, Edwin Stanton, Feather Schwartz Foster, Funeral Procession for Lincoln, General Winfield Scott, Historian Stefan Lorant, history, Lincoln Assassination, Mourning Lincoln in NYC, New York City in the 1860s, Presidential history, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, US history, Witness Theodore Roosevelt
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