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Category Archives: Lincoln
The Lincoln Assassination: New research unravels old myths
A historiography by Jeffrey S. Williams The Northern States were celebrating the end of the Civil War when President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865. When the president … Continue reading
The Surprising Global Reach of Lincoln
The Great Emancipator has been invoked by activists and idealists of every stripe, on every continent By RICHARD CARWARDINE, Wall Street Journal With the arrival last month of the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Americans have been … Continue reading
Rare Aiken Letter for sale
Democrat attorney encouraged John C. Fremont to challenge Lincoln in 1864 election A rare 1864 letter by Frederick Aiken, the attorney who later represented Mary Surratt in her Lincoln Assassination conspiracy trial, is up for sale by Seth Kaller Historic … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, Letters, Lincoln
Tagged 1864, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Aiken, John C. Fremont, letters, Presidential Campaign, Seth Kaller
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Lincoln Assassination Books
Here are the four best books for details on the Lincoln Assassination. American Brutus, by Michael W. Kauffman It is a tale as familiar as our history primers: A deranged actor, John Wilkes Booth, killed Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre, … Continue reading
Mary Eugenia Surratt (1823-1865)
Convicted Lincoln assassination conspirator Mary Eugenia Jenkins was born in Maryland in 1823. As an adolescent she attended a Catholic seminary for girls in Virginia, but at sixteen she married John Surratt, at least ten years her senior, and in … Continue reading
On this day: April 26, 1865 - JOHN WILKES BOOTH KILLED!
The Account of the Officer in Charge On April 24, 1865, Lieutenant Edward Doherty sits on a bench across from the White House conversing with another officer. The arrival of a messenger interrupts the conversation. The messenger carries orders directing … Continue reading
On this date: April 24, 1865 - Hancock issues proclamation
On this date, 146 years ago - Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock ordered the following handbills printed and distributed to free blacks in the communities of Virginia and Maryland along the Potomac River. John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln’s assassin, and … Continue reading
Posted in 1865, African-American, Assassination, Booth, Lincoln, Maryland, Surratt
Tagged Booth, Frederick Aiken, Free Black, Mary Surratt, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Colonel Frederick A. Aiken biography
Sarah Olivia WESTON was born in West Randolph, Orange, Vermont. Educated at home, chiefly under private tuition. She continued her studies in Boston, devoting her attention principally to the classics and history, under the direction of several noted professors at Cambridge, she being the … Continue reading
Posted in 1865, Assassination, Booth, Lincoln, Surratt
Tagged Frederick Aiken, Lincoln Assassination, Mary Surratt, The Conspirator
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‘The Conspirator’ takes in $7 million in ten days
Here are the latest numbers for the first ten days of ‘The Conspirator’ courtesy of the-numbers.com. The film had a budget of $25 million and has now taken in just under $7 million in ten days at the box office. … Continue reading
Posted in 1865, Assassination, Booth, Lincoln, Maryland, Surratt
Tagged Frederick Aiken, Lincoln Assassination, Mary Surratt, The Conspirator
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Happy 198th Birthday to the ‘Little Giant’ Stephen A. Douglas
On this date, April 23, 1813 - 198 years ago, Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas was born in Brandon, Vermont. Douglas life was instrumental in the policies that led to the Civil War. He even debated Abraham Lincoln years before … Continue reading
Posted in Birthday, Lincoln
Tagged 1813, birthday, Lincoln-Douglas debates, Stephen A. Douglas
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