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Tag Archives: Robert Todd Lincoln
dedicated
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. was dedicated on Memorial Day a century ago (five score years). From the May 31, 1922 issue of The New York Times: WASHINGTON, May 30. – The Lincoln Memorial magnificent and compelling in its … Continue reading
Posted in 100 Years Ago, American History, Monuments and Statues
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Crispus Attucks, Declaration of Independence, Edwin Markham, Lewis S. Pilcher, Lincoln Memorial, Robert Russa Moton, Robert Todd Lincoln, Warren Gamaliel Harding, Washington Monument, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
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President Lincoln was trying to please his son Robert, his wife Mary, and his general Grant. He seems pretty confident that the war will soon and finally come to an end. From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume … Continue reading
Hunger in Xenia
150 years ago today President-elect Abraham Lincoln was already in Buffalo, New York enjoying a sabbath day rest (Civil War Daily Gazette). On February 18, 1861 The New-York Times published a report by HOWARD, its Special Correspondent detailing Lincoln’s trip … Continue reading
