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Tag Archives: Robert Lincoln
The First Burial of Willie Lincoln
Willie Lincoln was 11 when he died in the White House. Willie. In December, 1850, ten months after his sickly four year old brother Edward Baker Lincoln died, William Wallace Lincoln was born. He was the third son born to … Continue reading
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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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Burying Mary Lincoln
Everybody knows about Lincoln’s assassination and the huge funeral journey back to Springfield. But what about when Mary died? Mary Lincoln, Widow Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882) became a widow when she was 45, and survived her husband by seventeen years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, John Carroll Power Tomb Custodian, Lincoln's Tomb, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lindoln, Oak Lawn Cemetery in Springfield IL, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, The death of Mary Lincoln, US history
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Ball
The mood of the country was vastly different in 1865 than in 1861. The Difference Being… …(at least in general essence), that in 1861, the country was nervous and frightened. Several Southern states already seceded, and the tensions at South … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th President Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, House Speaker Schuyler Colfax, Lincoln's Second Inaugural, Lincoln-Johnson Clubs, Mary Harlan, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Senator Charles Sumner, The Patent Office in 1860, US history, White House guard William Crook, White House history
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Hodgenville: The First Lincoln Memorial
More than a decade before the magnificent temple dedicated to the memory of the 16th President was built in Washington, DC… The Birth Place…ish … a fine new-classical Greek temple was designed, built and dedicated to house the birthplace and … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th President Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park, Alfred Dennet, American history, Architect John Russell Pope, Birthplace of Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Hodgenville KY, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William H Taft, Rev. James Bigham, Robert Lincoln, The Lincoln Farm Association
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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
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The Death of Tad Lincoln
Tad Lincoln had just turned 18 when he died. Tad in Springfield, IL Thomas Lincoln, (1853-1871) named for his paternal grandfather, was called Tad from the outset. It was a hard birth, and Tad was born with a cleft palate … Continue reading
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Lincoln. Mary. Robert. War.
Of all the decisions Abraham Lincoln was obliged to make during his administration, few were as personally difficult as his son’s participation in the Army. Robert’s Story Robert Todd Lincoln had just entered Harvard when his father was inaugurated in … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, General Sherman, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history, White House history
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Robert Lincoln’s Secret Trip
Robert Todd Lincoln was a private man who assiduously shunned the spotlight. Robert T. Lincoln: 1865 Robert Lincoln, the son of Abraham Lincoln, had neither of his parents’ outgoing personalities. He made friends easily enough, but he was a laid-back … Continue reading
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