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Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln
“like the Pope’s bull against the comet!”
In this letter dated 150 years ago yesterday President Lincoln admits to some religious folk from Chicago that the question of proclaiming liberty to the slaves “is on my mind, by day and night, more than any other.” But he … Continue reading
Deadline: October 1st
Lee’s army should be demolished by then. The following is said to be an editorial published in the New York Herald apparently sometime around the First of August. It shows the importance of the Virginia theater in the northern public’s … Continue reading
The dangers of annoying speech
Gutsy Lady From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 15, 1862: Arrest of a female in Washington. During the progress of the late Union demonstration at Washington, it is stated that– A lady in the crowd was arrested for “speaking in … Continue reading
Pithy, Pointed, Prodding
On April 4, 1862 General George McClellan and his huge Union Army of the Potomac set out from Fortress Monroe for Richmond. By April 7th the army had made it to the Warwick River and the Yorktown area (approximately 25 … Continue reading
Thanksgiving in April
It seems that proclamations calling for days devoted to prayer and fasting or thanksgiving were pretty common in the Civil War era – both North and South. 150 years ago today President Lincoln issued the following: PROCLAMATION RECOMMENDING THANKSGIVING FOR … Continue reading
Whipping Post
From The New-York Times March 22, 1862: A SHORT SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT. A party of Massachusetts gentlemen met in Washington, at the rooms of Hon. Mr. TRAIN, on the 13th inst., to accompany him to the White House, and … Continue reading
“No Illumination”
In 1862 Congress authorized the expenditure of $1,000 to illuminate public buildings in Washington, D.C. on the evening of February 22nd in commemoration of George Washington’s Birthday. However, members of the cabinet requested that those plans for the public buildings … Continue reading
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Parole and Amnesty on Offer
Friendship, romantic love … political love. 150 years ago today Abraham Lincoln ordered that political prisoners be paroled if they promise not to render “aid or comfort” to U.S. enemies. He granted such prisoners amnesty as long as they held … Continue reading
The Lounger Lauds Lincoln
The Son of the South provides a great service by serving up digitized copies of Harper’s Weekly for the entire duration of the American Civil War. The February 1, 1862 issue includes an article about how the Union political leaders … Continue reading
Missed-cellany #1: Got Pass?
I’ve mentioned that the Seneca Falls, New York public library contains a couple three-ring binders full of local newspaper clippings from the Civil War era, divided by year. At first, I did not see a specific date associated with the … Continue reading
