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Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln goes to Gettysburg
On 19 Nov 1863, President Abraham Lincoln attended the dedicatory ceremonies of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg; Edward Everett, a celebrated politician and orator of the time had been invited as the keynote speaker for the occasion, and the President … Continue reading
Not Even Close
By New Year’s Day 1864, the fate of the Confederacy’s had long been sealed. The combined blows of Vicksburg and Gettysburg were – while not quite knock out blows – body blows the South could not recover from. The armies … Continue reading
When King Corn was more powerful than King Cotton
Early in the war, the South tried to get the United Kingdom to recognize its independence, and to intervene on its behalf against the Federal blockade to free King Cotton. Strangely enough it was acts by the North which almost … Continue reading
A Change of Heart
During his campaign for the presidency, and for most of the first two years of his administration, Abraham Lincoln had said he would not fight a war to free the slaves, but by July of 1862 he had “become convinced … Continue reading
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Minuteman Mythology
The United and Confederate States in 1861 suffered from Minuteman Mythology; the idea its men could leave the plow and the anvil and within a moments notice form ranks and defeat any foe. The reality was, the soldiers of the … Continue reading
Through a Dark Lens 