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Tag Archives: President Abraham Lincoln
General Grant in New Jersey
General Grant was the most famous person in the country after the Civil War. All the rich and powerful and famous were anxious to court his favor, and the General usually obliged. A Tale of Gifts and Laws Simply put, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln receives gifts, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Grant in Long Branch NJ, General Grant President Grant, General Grant receives gifts, General Ulysses S. Grant, George w. Childs, Grant friend George W. Child, Grant's cottage in Long Branch, Harriet Lane, James Buchanan, Julia Grant, Monmouth Racetrack, Mrs. Julia Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, NJ, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, President James Buchanan, Ulysses Grant's houses, Ulysses S. Grant
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Mrs. Keckley, “Contraband” and The Lincolns
The Civil War brought out great bitterness. It also brought out great generosity. “Contraband” Fortress Monroe, near Norfolk, VA, was a crucial center for the Union, since it commanded the Chesapeake Bay, its trade, commerce and defensive position. General Benjamin … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "Behind the Scenes", "the Negro historian", American history, Civil war "contraband", Civil War history, Contraband Relief Association, Elizabeth Keckley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, history, Lizzie Keckley, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Elizabeth Keckley, Mrs. Lincoln, Negro soldiers in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, THe Ladies' Freedmen and Soldiers Relief Association, The Lincolns, The Sanitary Commission, US history, Wendell Phillips
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The Plot to Assassinate General Grant
General Grant was one of John Wilkes Booth’s targets on April 14, 1865. This is Julia Grant’s story, penned some 35 years after it occurred, and not known to the general public for more than a century. April 14, 1865 … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant", Abraham Lincoln, American history, Booth accomplice O'Laughlin, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Mary Lincoln, Ford's Theater, General Grant, General Rawlins, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, John Wilkes Booth, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Lincoln's Assassination, Mary Lincoln, Michael O'Laughlin, Mrs. Ulysses S. Grfant, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Secretary of State William Seward, The Hero of Appomatttox, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, Vice President Andrew Johnson
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Emilie Todd: Mary Lincoln’s Little Sister
Mary Todd Lincoln came from a huge family. There were fourteen children. Children and Steps: Mary Todd was the fourth of six children born to Robert Smith Todd and his first wife, Elizabeth Parker. She died when Mary was only … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Benjamin Hardin Helm, Confederate General Ben Helm, Elizabeth Parker, Emilie Todd, Emilie Todd Helm, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Katherine Helm, Lincoln's brother-in-law Ben Helm, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's sister Emilie Todd, Mary Lincoln's sisters, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln's parents, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Smith Todd, The Lincoln's "Little sister", US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln’s Rivals
Thirty year old Harriet Lane enjoyed a hugely popular tenure as de facto First Lady in the late 1850s. Her social leadership was as successful as her Uncle James Buchanan’s political administration was a flop. When First Lady-to-be Mary Lincoln … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Julia Grant, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, General Grant, Harriet Lane, history, James Buchanan's niece, Julia Grant, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. General Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, Salmon P. Chase, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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Abraham Lincoln’s Life and Limb
Abraham Lincoln had an innate instinct for Public Relations – but with him, it usually meant “Political Realities.” The Fall of Fort Sumter Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) had only been President for six weeks when Fort Sumter was attacked in Charleston … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln war powers, American Civil War, American history, Charleston Harbor, Civil War, Civil War history, Constitutional War Powers, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fort Sumter, Franklin Pierce, history, James Buchanan, Lincoln's war powers, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan, President Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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