Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln

President’s Say

Posted on February 22, 2013 by SUMPTER

From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Six: TO ALEXANDER REED. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, February 22, 1863. REV. ALEXANDER REED. MY DEAR SIR:—Your note, by which you, as General Superintendent of the United States Christian Commission, invite me … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Perseverance

Posted on February 12, 2013 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today Abraham Lincoln completed 54 earthly years. Nowadays his brief bio is used as an inspirational piece – the story of a person who sort of failed his way to the top. He definitely kept on learning … Continue reading →

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Burned up

Posted on January 29, 2013 by SUMPTER

A Democrat publication in western New York state uses Ambrose Burnside’s resignation from command of the Army of the Potomac as reason to launch another tirade against the Lincoln Administration. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1863: Resignation … Continue reading →

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“sublime Christian heroism”

Posted on January 23, 2013 by SUMPTER

150 years ago this week (January 19, 1863) President Lincoln responded to the working-men of Manchester, England, who had written him on New Year’s Eve to commend him for his Emancipation Proclamation and to encourage him to continue the work … Continue reading →

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Fiat: we’ll pay the troops

Posted on January 17, 2013 by SUMPTER

President Lincoln agreed with Congress that Union soldiers and sailors had to be paid, even if that required printing up to $100 million in new currency. From THE PAPERS AND WRITINGS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN (VOLUME SIX) : PRINTING MONEY MESSAGE … Continue reading →

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Accidents Happen

Posted on December 22, 2012 by SUMPTER

From Project Gutenberg (Volume VI): CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, December 22, 1862. TO THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC: I have just read your general’s report of the battle of Fredericksburg. Although you were not … Continue reading →

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“needlessly, wickedly sacrificed”

Posted on December 21, 2012 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in December 1862: Again Defeated. What is to be said in this week of the nation’s agony? What word is sufficient in these days red with battle and hot with the flush of … Continue reading →

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Crestfallen?

Posted on December 19, 2012 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times December 18, 1862: GEN. BURNSIDE’S SUNDAY DISPATCH. The following is a copy of a dispatch from Gen. BURNSIDE to the President, sent and received on Sunday morning last, concerning the precise import and phraseology of which … Continue reading →

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Richmond is ours!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by SUMPTER

Presidential Prophecy? From The New-York Times December 13, 1862: NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.; What the President Says About Affairs at Fredericksburgh. … WASHINGTON, Friday, Dec. 12. WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS. Upon receiving the news from Fredericksburgh last evening, the President is … Continue reading →

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Nation’s Abundance, Army’s Impedimenta

Posted on November 22, 2012 by SUMPTER

Don’t be like Mac. A couple weeks after relieving the dilatory George McClellan from command of the Army of the Potomac, President Lincoln advises Nathaniel Banks to stop requisitioning supplies, stop procrastinating, and get his Army of the Gulf sailing … Continue reading →

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