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New Research on Lincoln, Elmer Ellsworth, and the First Federal Militias
Within a week of taking the presidential oath, Mr. Lincoln wrote Secretary of War Simon Cameron regarding his young friend, Elmer Ellsworth: You will favor me by issuing an order detailing Lieut. Ephraim E Ellsworth, of the First Dragoons, for … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Memory, Mexican War, Personalities, Politics, Primary Sources
Tagged 1860 Inauguration, Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Army of the Potomac, Chicago Zouave Cadets, Col. Elmer Ellsworth, Gen. Charles P. Stone, Gen. Winfield Scott. Washington militias, Lincoln
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1860’s Politics: Ellsworth on the Stump
As the tumult and the shouting of the Republicans in the Wigwam dimmed, the election of 1860 began in earnest for Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln himself was stuck in Springfield, Illinois because it was not common for the actual candidate to … Continue reading
1860’s Politics: Context! Context! I Tell You!
As someone who loves the politics of the Civil War just as much as the battles, I have learned a few things that I would like to share as we begin our series of posts about the presidential elections of … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Civil War in Pop Culture, Lincoln, Memory, Newspapers, Personalities, Politics, Slavery
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, cartoons, Cooper Union Speech, debates, John C. Fremont, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Lyceum Address, presidential elections 1860 and 1864, Whig Party
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Bad Hats: A Look at CNN’s Take on the Election of 1860
I could hardly wait for it! One of my favorite historical happenings was getting its own hour in prime time on CNN’s The Race To the White House, and I thought, “About time, too!” There is simply no more interesting, … Continue reading
To: Abraham Lincoln, From: Republic of San Marino
Ever have a bad day and receive an out-of-the-blue, unsolicited letter (or maybe more appropriately now, an email), that uplifted your spirits and changed the day around? Abraham Lincoln did. In spring 1861, less then 60 days after his inauguration … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Emerging Civil War, Lincoln, Memory, Politics
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Donald Doyle, Regents of San Marino, San Marino
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The First Peacetime Christmas–December 25, 1865
The war was over, and peace had come at last. But Christmas that year was marred by a tremendous gale which swept along the Atlantic coast on December 20, wrecking many ships and drowning some of the people who had … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Economics, Holidays, Lincoln, Memory, Personalities, Politics, Reconstruction, Slavery
Tagged 13th Amendment, Abe Lincoln, Christmas in 1865, peacetime Christmas, William Seward
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“Boys, That Flag Must Come Down!” Part 3 of a series
To Ellsworth So young, so brave, so early called We mourn above his laurelled bier; His name on every heart enrolled, To friends, and home, and country dear. The last two things Colonel Ellsworth added were the badge … Continue reading
“Boys, That Flag Must Come Down!” Part 2 of a series
Weep, weep Columbia! Death, with traitorous hand, Has slain a Hero, quenched a manly flame; Cast heartfelt sorrow o’er a throbbing land, And carved, for future years to read, a name On the grand alter of our Country’s fame. The … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Memory, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Alexandria, Alexandria Campaign, Army of the Potomac, Confederate Flag, death of Ellsworth, Ellsworth, Elmer Ellsworth, Long Bridge, Memory, start of the war, Virginia secession
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Who Won the Sesquicentennial?
Just as the last reenactment ink was dry on the last reenactment surrender, all heck seemed to break loose across the nation: police were accused of killing black men–young and old, the Confederate Southern Cross ignited fear and loathing, and … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civilian, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Medical, Memory, Monuments, Personalities, Politics, Question of the Week, Reconstruction, Sesquicentennial, Slavery, Symposium, Ties to the War
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Albion Tourgée, Eric Foner, General Stand watie, Legacy of the Civil War, Memory, National Park Service, Paul Ortiz, Preservation, Question of the Week
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