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Category Archives: Lincoln
Slowly But Surely!! My Elmer Ellsworth Cover
Not sure if a PDF will load here, but I got a copy of my cover for First Fallen yesterday–WOW! It looks stunning. I have blurbs from Chris M, of course, but also from Harry Smeltzer (bullrunnings.wordpress.com), Damian Shiels, Sidney … Continue reading
US Government Financing of the Civil War
ECW welcomes guest author Dr. Lloyd W. Klein Faced with the problem of financing a major war, President Abraham Lincoln and his Treasury Secretary, Salmon P. Chase, found innovative solutions that remain foundational of the contemporary US economy. Some of … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, greenback, income tax, Lloyd W. Klein, Salmon P. Chase, war bonds
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Weekly Whitman: “This Dust was Once the Man”
The four lines below are the last entry in Whitman’s Lincoln grouping. They are strangely sorrowful and hopeful at the same time. Although rarely published, it is a fitting tribute to the slain president. Whitman and Lincoln are forever connected … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Lincoln
Tagged Lincoln, This Dust was Once the Man, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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Question of the Week: 7/5-7/11/21
If you could sit down for a chat with ol’ Abe, what would you ask him?
Weekly Whitman: “When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom’d”
Emerging Civil War has featured “When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom’d” many times over our ten-year history. It is a favorite of many of our writers and has been printed several times already. It can be found here, as … Continue reading
Posted in Lincoln, Personalities
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, assassination of Lincoln, Civil War poetry, Lilacs, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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Weekly Whitman: “O Captain! My Captain”
Once one of the most popular poems in America, schoolchildren were required to memorize “O Captain! My Captain” at least into the 1950s. When Walt Whitman wrote this poem, it was received quite well and is one of the few … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Lincoln
Tagged "O Captain! My Captain, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Assassination, Memory, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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Weekly Whitman: Hush’d Be The Camps Today
Walt Whitman was temporarily consumed with the assassination of President Lincoln, whom he felt to be the embodiment of the Union values he held so dear. He knew first-hand that the Northern troops who had so recently ended a long … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Lincoln
Tagged death of Lincoln, Drum-Taps, Hush'd Be the Camps Today, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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Book Review –Getting Right with Lincoln: Correcting Misconceptions about Our Greatest President
Getting Right with Lincoln: Correcting Misconceptions about Our Greatest President By Edward Steers University Press of Kentucky, 2021, $27.95 hardcover Reviewed by Richard G. Frederick Lincoln historiography has been awash with controversy for the last 150 years. Disagreements over his … Continue reading
A Radical Gettysburg Address
President Abraham Lincoln’s two-minute remarks during the dedication of the Soldiers’ Cemetery at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863 may be the most heralded words ever delivered in the English language. For nearly 160 years, the legacy and mythology surrounding that … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Politics, Slavery
Tagged Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Lincoln, Memory, Slavery, William Seward
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Weekly Whitman: “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”
As I wandered through the gardens of Colonial Williamsburg last weekend, a blooming lilac bush caught my eye and some Whitman poetry came to mind. I asked Miss Meg if I could take over her column for the week to … Continue reading
Posted in Lincoln
Tagged Civil War poetry, Lincoln's Assassination, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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