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Tag Archives: Attack on William H. Seward
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Thankfully the American Civil War ended in 1865. Apparently the federal government felt it could let down its defenses a bit on the nation’s northeast corner. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch December 30, 1865: The coast batteries in Maine dismantled. … Continue reading
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John Wilkes Booth was identified by a hat and a spur he left behind at the crime scene. From The New-York Times April 16, 1865: THE ASSASSINATION.; Additional Details of the Lamentable Event. WASHINGTON, Saturday, April 15. The assassin of … Continue reading
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It was supposed to be a very good Good Friday, at least for the Union. In a celebratory ceremony 150 years ago today Robert Anderson raised the old Union flag from April 1861 over Fort Sumter, which was once again … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Northern Politics During War, Reconstruction
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Attack on William H. Seward, Fort Sumter, George Thompson, Henry Ward Beecher, John Wilkes Booth, Robert Anderson, William H. Seward, William Lloyd Garrison
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