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Category Archives: Lincoln
“Reflections” on Lincoln by Alexander Stephens
It is well known that President Abraham Lincoln and Alexander H. Stephens, who served as Vice President of the Confederacy during the Civil War, were friends despite being on opposite sides of the war. Becoming acquainted during their service in … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Politics
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Stephens, Hellmira
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Hal Holbrook, Former Lincoln Actor, Dies at 95
Hal Holbrook died today at the age of 95. Best known for his one-man show portraying Mark Twain, he’s familiar to many of us in the Civil War world for his portrayals of Abraham Lincoln. Holbrook played the 16th president … Continue reading
Presidential Inaugurations: From the ECW Archives
On this historic day, we’ve rounded up some posts from the archives about Lincoln’s inaugurations and addresses:
Weekly Whitman: An Earlier Inauguration
Walt Whitman covered the 1864 presidential inauguration of Abraham Lincoln for The New York Times. His language is poetic rather than political, and no one is sure if he could even hear the speech. The text of the speech was … Continue reading
What We’ve Learned: Pondering Usable History
If but for a missing license plate, state police might not have caught Timothy McVeigh, or at least not soon after the crime. At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, McVeigh blew up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in … Continue reading
Posted in 160th Anniversary, Lincoln, Memory, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, American Terrorist, French Revolution, John Adams, John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln Assassination, Oklahoma City Bombing, Oklahoma City National Memorial, sic semper tyrannis, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy McVeigh, usable history, what-we've-learned-since-the-sesquiscentennial
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A Lincoln Christmas Card from 1924
This has been a week of addressing and signing LOTS of holiday cards. My personal list and helping out at work. Honestly, I just love it! It’s a part of keeping a good piece of the past alive and cherishing … Continue reading
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and the 1864 Election
Among the many rich rhetorical legacies US presidents have left to future generations, the Gettysburg Address dwarfs them all. Lincoln took scarcely more than two minutes to deliver a worthy tribute to fallen Federal soldiers and paint an inspirational vision … Continue reading
Posted in Lincoln, Politics
Tagged 1864 Election, Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, politics
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Lincoln Arrives In Hanover
We’ll have several posts tomorrow for the anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, but today is the anniversary of a presidential “travel day.” The November 21, 1863 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a lengthy article about Lincoln’s visit to Gettysburg … Continue reading
Could McClellan Have Been Someone Other Than McClellan?
Today is November 7, the anniversary of Little Mac’s final removal from command of the Army of the Potomac in 1862. I’ve been thinking about George McClellan lately, spurred by some writing I’ve been doing about him for an upcoming … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Abraham Lincoln Exhibits at the Smithsonian (Virtually)
I think I just discovered a rabbit hole. I am so excited to find a grand selection of online exhibitions from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History! There are a handful with a Civil War focus, and I’ll be … Continue reading
