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The Story Behind a Miniature Painting of Abraham Lincoln
The March 1896 issue of McClure’s Magazine includes the backstory of an interesting 1860 ambrotype of Abraham Lincoln. The ambrotype itself was taken in Springfield, Illinois, on August 13, 1860 –...
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The Poetry of Charlotte Becker – Early Twentieth Century Poet from Buffalo
For today’s post, I will examine the poetic works of Charlotte Becker, a poet who was very active in the early twentieth century. I had originally planned to use one of her poems for a short article...
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Abraham Lincoln’s 1851 Letters on Work to John D. Johnston
On November 4, 1851, Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to his step-brother, John D. Johnston. Lincoln had become aware that Johnston planned to move from Illinois to Missouri. Lincoln thought this was a...
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Biden, Lincoln, and Counting Back From the President’s Birth
I recently read an interesting fact that surprised me on the first instance: The incumbent President, Joe Biden, was born closer to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln than to his own inauguration....
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Lincoln’s Telegram after first day of Battle of Nashville
On December 16, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln sent the following telegram to Major-General George Henry Thomas, who was then the overall commander of Union soldiers in Nashville, Tennessee: Please...
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Lincoln spares Frank R. Judd in 1864-65
As December 1864 prepared to turn into January 1865, the Union Army was making decisive progress toward its ultimate victory over the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War, which had...
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