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Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln
General George G. Meade: Hero of Gettysburg or Goat?
Why Meade’s Victory at Gettysburg Wasn’t Enough By winning the Battle of Gettysburg, General George Gordon Meade made a monumental contribution to preserving the Union and dooming the Confederacy’s bid for independence. But by only wounding Robert E. Lee’s army … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Civil War Battles, Union Generals
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War generals, George G. Meade, Gettysburg aftermath, Gettysburg Campaign, Henry Halleck, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, Lee’s retreat, Lincoln and Meade, Robert E. Lee, Union Army leadership
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What Caused the Civil War According to the Confederates
The True Cause of the Civil War—A Never-Ending Debate If you’re in the mood to start a good argument, just ask someone a very simple question: “What caused the American Civil War?” In many parts of the United States, especially … Continue reading
How Abraham Lincoln Fired General John C. Fremont During the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln Relieves Major General John C. Fremont One of the more extraordinary episodes of the American Civil War occurred when President Abraham Lincoln decided to relieve Major General John C. Fremont of his command. The president knew Fremont would … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Civil War generals, Civil War politics, Department of the West, Emancipation proclamation 1861, Fremont Emancipation Proclamation, John C. Fremont, Lincoln and slavery, Missouri Civil War, Premature Emancipation Proclamation, Radical Republicans, Union Army leadership
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Why Frederick Douglass Despised, Then Loved Abraham Lincoln
The Friendship of Lincoln and Douglass When Mary Todd Lincoln was gathering her belongings to leave the White House after the death of her husband, she decided to give his favorite walking cane to a man she knew the martyred … Continue reading
Posted in Abolition and Emancipation, African American History, Civil War Politics
Tagged Abolitionism, Abraham Lincoln, African American Civil War history, Black soldiers in the Civil War, Civil War leadership, Emancipation Proclamation, Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass speeches, Fugitive Slave Law, Lincoln and Douglass, Lincoln and emancipation, Slavery and the Constitution
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Why Abraham Lincoln Refused to Respect Jefferson Davis
Was the Confederacy a New Nation? History records that Jefferson Davis was the first president of the Confederate States of America. But there was one man who never conceded to Davis the dignity of that title. That man was Abraham … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Stephens, Confederate government, Confederate insurgents, Confederate States of America, Hampton Roads Peace Conference, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln and secession, Lincoln political strategy, Secession and the Constitution, Union preservation, Was the Confederacy a nation
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