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Tag Archives: history
Johnson, Grant and the Big Parade
Mid-March through Mid-May, 1865 were fraught with events March 1865 With General Ulysses Grant squeezing the Rebel Army even tighter in Petersburg, VA, and General William Sherman marching his vast army up the eastern coast, everyone knew that the end … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Admiral David Porter, American history, Andrew Johnson, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George A. Custer, General George Meade, General Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, George Gordon Meade, Grand Review of the Armies in 1865, history, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, Presidential history, The Parade of the Union Army in 1865, Ulysses Grant, US history, William T. Sherman
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Seward and Davis: An Unlikely Friendship
Jefferson Davis and William Seward in their old age. William H. Seward: Republican Whig The 1850s was decade seething with unrest; a volcano just waiting to erupt. The Whigs had always been a cobbled-together party of various factions and sections … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Pierce, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, CSA President Jefferson Davis, Democratic Party, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Pierce, history, Jefferson Davis, Midwife Margaretta Hetzel, Republican Party, Secretary of State William Seward, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, Senator Jefferson Davis, Senator William Seward, Seward Befriends Davis, The Confederate President, US history, Varina Davis, Whig Party, William Seward
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General Grant’s Greatest Lesson
Fear is a natural reaction in the face of danger, or stress or the unknown. Or all of it. USG: Reinstatement The surrender of Fort Sumter in April 1861 changed everything for West Point trained Ulysses S. Grant. President Lincoln … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Civil War history, Colonel Ulysses S. Grant, Confederate Colonel Thomas Harris, Congressman Elihu Washburne, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Meade, General Grant, General John C. Fremont, General Robert E. Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant's Personal Memoirs, history, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, The American Civil War, The Salt River, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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Harriet Hanks, Lincoln’s Cousin-Niece
It’s a complicated family line. The Lincoln-Hanks Kinship Abraham Lincoln, as everyone knows, was the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. Nancy Hanks, Abe’s mother, had an aunt, also named Nancy Hanks, who had an illegitimate son named Dennis, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People, Presidential Sites
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's Family, American history, Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harriet Hanks, history, Lincoln cousin Harriet Hanks, Lincoln kin, Lincoln law partner William Herndon, Lincoln's cousin Dennis Hanks, Lincoln's family, Lincoln's father, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's stepmother, Mary Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, Presidential history, Sarah Bush Johnston, Thomas Lincoln, US history, William Herndon
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Grover Cleveland, Commuter
The Presidency has always come with very nice housing. Free. Presidents’ Residence By the time a President is elected, he is mature, established in a profession, and at least of middle class means. Some of our early POTUSes had magnificent … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Presidential Sites
Tagged "Red Top", American history, Cleveland estate "Red Top", Cleveland estate "Woodley", Cleveland estate Oak Hill, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady History, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, history, James Buchanan, John Quincy Adams, Oak Hill, President Grover Cleeland, Presidential history, Presidential home "Red Top", The White House, US history, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Zachary Taylor: Reconciliation
Zachary Taylor was a lifelong soldier – up through the ranks. Colonel Taylor: Commandant In the early 1830s, Colonel Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the commandant of Fort Crawford, a small outpost in Priairie-du-Chien, Wisconsin, as the Black Hawk War was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Col. Zachary Taylor, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Margaret Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, history, Jefferson Davis, Lt. Jefferson Davis, Margaret Taylor, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, Sarah Knox Taylor, Senator Jefferson Davis, the Mexican War, The War with Mexico, US history, Varina Howell Davis, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Theodore Roosevelt: September, 1901
The month had started quietly enough for Theodore Roosevelt and his family. A Family Vacation Theodore Roosevelt, his wife Edith, and their six children were on a rare and well-needed family vacation in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged Ainsley Wilcox, American history, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Bamie Roosevelt, Corinne Roosevelt, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Edith Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady Ida McKinley, George Cortelyou, history, Ida McKinley, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William McKinley, Presidential history, the assassination of William McKinley, The Roosevelt children, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Sr., Theodore Roosevelt's sisters, US history, VP Theodore Roosevelt, White House history, William McKinley
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Robert Lincoln’s Second Father
Robert Lincoln was twenty-one when he became man of the family. Young Mr. Lincoln Abraham Lincoln died intestate: he had not made a will. Thus, by law, his estate would be divided into thirds: a third to his widow, and … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, David Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Judge David Davis, Lincoln friend David Davis, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Robert T. Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history
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Dolley and Her Sisters: The Merry Wives of Washington
Dolley Payne was the eldest daughter of eight; she had three younger sisters. Dolley Payne: Quaker Daughter John Payne, Dolley’s father was a convert to the Quaker religion, and like many people who choose their faith, was strict in its … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Anna Payne Cutts, Author Washington Irving, Congressman Richard Cutts, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's sister Anna, Dolley Madison's sister Lucy Washington, Dolley Madison's sister Mary Jackson, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, George Steptoe Washington, history, James Madison, Lucy Payne, Mary Payne Jackson, President James Madison, Presidential history, US history, Washington Irving, White House history
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