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Category Archives: Lincoln
Book Review: Lincoln and Native Americans
Of all aspects of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, one of the least considered is his policy toward Native Americans. His tenure, was, of course, dominated by the Civil War – and yet an examination of the rail-splitter’s attitudes towards Indigenous Americans … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Lincoln
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Book Review, Indian Territory, native americans
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Unexpected London Run-In with President Lincoln
I recently had the privilege of taking a long-awaited trip to Europe, the first stop being England. It was a greatly expected trip, as my wife and I originally had it planned for the summer of 2020. Needless to say, … Continue reading
Posted in Lincoln, Monuments
Tagged David Lloyd George, Elihu Root, England, London, The Times of London, Winston Churchill
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Halleck and Meade in the Days After Gettysburg
Making fun of Henry Halleck is almost a cottage industry unto itself. For instance, when I mention him in talks, I tend to point out that he looks like he spent the night on a park bench before shuffling into … Continue reading
Book Review: A House Built by Slaves
A House Built by Slaves offers a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, as seen through the eyes – the usually-but-not-uniformly-sympathetic eyes – of black visitors to the White House. The narrative also combines accounts of these visits with accounts of the … Continue reading
Southerners Have Fun with McClellan’s “Change of Base”
At the end of the day, June 27, 1862, George McClellan knew he had been whipped. Fitz John Porter’s V Corps had been fiercely attacked. Its center had broken and Porter’s troops retreated, leaving behind twenty-two guns.1 Porter was north … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Lincoln
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Allan Nevins, Brian Burton, change of base, Chickahominy, Edmund Ruffin, Edward Pollard, Ethan Rafuse, Fitz John Porter, Gaines Mill, George B. McClellan, Harrison's Landing, James River, Little Mac, Louis Goldsborough, Seven Days Battles, V Corps, White House Landing, Young Napoleon
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Continue: The Supreme Court and Choice
The following is revised from an article first posted here on November 3, 2016. Politics and the Supreme Court are much in the news today, as they were in 1858 when Abraham Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas for the U.S. Senate … Continue reading
They Held Lincoln’s Life in Their Hands
Less than 15 minutes had passed since John Wilkes Booth pulled the trigger of his derringer and sent a bullet into the back of President Abraham Lincoln’s head. Army Dr. Charles Leale, the supervisor of Lincoln’s health, and the host … Continue reading
Posted in Lincoln, Primary Sources
Tagged Abraham Lincoln Assasination, Battery C Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Charles Leale, Ford's Theater, Jabez Griffiths, Jacob Soles, John Corey, John Weaver, John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln Assassination, Lincoln's Assassination, Thompson's battery, William Sample
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The Most Frightened Man and the Ironclads
One hundred and sixty years ago yesterday, March 8, 1862, a frustrated commander in chief convened another council of war to prod Major General George B. McClellan into action. McClellan proposed to transport the Army of the Potomac down the … Continue reading
The Pocket Diaries of Emilie F. Davis
Primary source documentation regarding the lives and daily experiences of black women during the Civil War and the preceding antebellum era is limited. Personal accounts of enslaved women can often only be found in the Federal Writers’ Project sponsored by … Continue reading
