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Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln
To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds
Lincoln visited Richmond after the city fell in April 1865 and lingered hoping Lee would surrender his army quickly. On April 8, he returned to Washington DC. Six days later he was assassinated. Here Lincoln sits with his son, Tad, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Photography
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Second Inaugural Address, Logothetis-Photos, Photography, Richmond, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Tad Lincoln, Tredegar Iron Works
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“Life Given, Not Lost”: Captain Morey’s Final Charge: Part One
We are happy to welcome guest author Edward Alexander. Edward Alexander is the Education & Interpretation Specialist at Pamplin Historical Park in Petersburg, Virginia. A 2009 graduate of the University of Illinois, he has also worked with Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Mr. President
To those of us who love roses, and who love the Civil War, growing a Mr. Lincoln rose is a natural. Mr. Lincoln (Rosa ‘Mr. Lincoln’) is one of the loveliest, deliciously fragrant red roses ever bred–a proud rose with … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Sesquicentennial
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Not Your Average Lincoln Movie: Saving Lincoln
Anyone who has read a post or a blog by me knows that I am a serious fan of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth and Ward Hill Lamon, both good friends of Abraham Lincoln. I love those guys, and I write about … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civilian, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Personalities, Photography, Ties to the War, Upcoming Events
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, CineCollage, Dave Alvin, History-vs-Art, movie, Photography, Sal Litvak, Saving Lincoln, Ward Hill Lamon. CineCollage
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Joseph Hooker: The Administrator
Over the weekend, the 150th anniversary of Joseph Hooker’s appointment of command of the Army of the Potomac passed. The mere mention of Joseph Hooker in relation to the American Civil War quickly conjures up the Battle of Chancellorsville and … Continue reading
The Meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation changed the course of the war, from protecting the Union to redefining freedom. But far from being the bringer of widespread freedom to all enslaved peoples, the Proclamation was very limited in its power. Emancipation Proclamation The … Continue reading
150 Years Ago: The Emancipation Proclamation
By the President of the United States of America: A Proclamation. Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United … Continue reading
1862: Year of Emancipation
The United States did not enter the Civil War with the intent to destroy slavery. However, by the end of the war in 1865 slavery had been dealt its death blow. 1862 proved a critical turning point in the process … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Politics, Sesquicentennial, Slavery
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Ambrose Burnside, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Benjamin Butler, Confiscation Act, contraband, Edwin Stanton, emancipation, Emancipation Proclamation, Fort Monroe, Fugitive Slave Law, George McClellan, Gideon Welles, John Pope, Lincoln's Cabinet, Preliminary Proclamation, Robert E. Lee, Second Confiscation Act, slavery, William H. Seward
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Question of the Week: December 2, 2012
Who is to blame for the Union defeat at Fredericksburg: Halleck, Lincoln or Burnside?
Pick number four on my Top 10 List: Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man: Mathew B. Brady by Roy Meredith.
The last time I visited my mother, I looked in vain for my father’s copy of Mathew Brady’s photographs. I know they were in a book with a blue cloth cover, and that my dad had it for as long … Continue reading
