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Tag Archives: City Point VA
Civil War Divas: Mary & Julia Part II
After the initial “how-do,” Mary Lincoln and Julia Grant did not meet again for a year. Mary Lincoln: 1864-5 Mary Lincoln took a long time to emerge from her deep grief over her son Willie’s death in early 1862. Custom … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Adam Badeau, American history, City Point VA, Civil War history, Col. Adam Badeau, Col. Horace Porter, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, General Charles Griffin, General Grant, history, Julia Grant, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Mary Ord, Mrs. Sarah Griffin, Presidential history, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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Grant and Lincoln at City Point
In 1864-5, City Point, VA briefly became the tenth largest city in the United States. Grant in the East On February 29, 1864, President Lincoln promoted General Ulysses S. Grant as General of the Army – outranking everyone. Since Grant … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, City Point VA, Civil War, Civil War history, Eppes house in City Point VA, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Meade, General Horace Porter, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Lincoln visits Petersburg VA, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Quartermaster General Rufus Ingalls, The siege of Petersburg, US Civil War, US history
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