• 1861, at the start of the American Civil War, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for a 75,000-man militia to serve for three months following the...
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  • Charles Isham Dies; Lincoln's Granddaughter". N.Y. Tribune. October 23, 1938. "MRS. ISHAM DIES; WAS LINCOLN'S KIN; Granddaughter of President a Daughter of...
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    February 1931). "President Lincoln's Living Descendants". The Journal News. Retrieved 19 June 2016 – via Newspapers.com. "Lincoln's Great Granddaughter...
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  • House. He did however retain some Lincoln memorabilia, most of which he gave to the state of Illinois, and Lincoln's rifle which he later gave to the Smithsonian...
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    Lincoln and his brother Willie were considered "notorious hellions" during the period they lived in Springfield. William Herndon, Abraham Lincoln's law...
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    Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery, and: Act of Justice: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Law of War, and: Lincoln and Freedom:...
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    March 23, 2016. "Abraham Lincoln's Descendants". Emerson, Jason (2012). Giant in the shadows : the life of Robert T. Lincoln. Carbondale: Southern Illinois...
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  • Oh, Mary! (category Cultural depictions of Abraham Lincoln)
    comedic spoof of the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. The show is set in the days leading up Lincoln's assassination, which occurred while...
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    eighties. Lincoln's eldest son, born August 25, 1650, was also named Samuel. The emigrant Samuel Lincoln's fourth son was Mordecai Lincoln, who became...
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    by Abraham Lincoln and kept by the family for a number of years prior to Lincoln's presidency, and became a presidential pet during Lincoln's presidency...
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  • eliminated. Lamon often served as Lincoln's private confidant. The film jumps from their initial meeting to Lincoln's presidency and the repeated attempts...
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    Grace Bedell (redirect from Lincoln's beard)
    eleven, encouraged Republican Party nominee and future president Abraham Lincoln to grow a beard. Lincoln later met with Bedell during his inaugural journey...
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    Lincoln Highway insignia and directional arrow, as well as a bronze medallion with Lincoln's bust stating, "This Highway Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln"...
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  • provided on-camera, expert analyses for the series of key moments in Lincoln's life and presidency. In addition, the series' three episodes featured...
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    vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republican vice president. An attorney...
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    shared his neighbors' concern about the war. On April 15, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers. The next day, Grant attended a mass meeting to assess the...
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  • Sic semper tyrannis (category Assassination of Abraham Lincoln)
    diary that he shouted "Sic semper tyrannis" after shooting U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, in part because of the association with the...
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    was Voted Down. Lincoln Tumbles Him All Over Stephenson County. Verbatim Report of Lincoln's Speech – Douglas' [sic] Repiy and Lincoln's Rejoinder". Chicago...
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    There are 130 known photographs of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's features were the despair of every artist who undertook his portrait. The writer saw nearly...
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    black troops and Lincoln's management of the war. News of his nomination at the 1864 National Union National Convention elicited Lincoln's famous response...
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    active volunteer force to 7,500. The risk of war pushed the number of volunteers to 13,390 by May 1862, although the number of "efficient" volunteers was...
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    from both North and South for further military action. Lincoln's immediate call for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion resulted in an additional...
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    for Lincoln's victory) Ohio 7.94% (34,388 votes) Georgia 8.63% (9,216 votes) Indiana 8.65% (23,524 votes) Kentucky 8.83% (12,915 votes) Lincoln's victory...
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    List of sculptures of presidents of the United States Mount Rushmore Presidential memorials in the United States...
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    Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion, won the 1860 U.S. presidential election. Seven southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory...
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    William H. Seward (category Lincoln administration cabinet members)
    Know Nothings. Lincoln's views on nativism, which he opposed, were not public. On the first ballot, Seward had 173½ votes to Lincoln's 102, with 233 needed...
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  • given out as a prize in the Dale Carnegie Course. Abraham Lincoln, a farm boy, becomes the President of the United States. He travels miles to borrow books;...
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    dedicated the Lincoln Monument in 1959 to commemorate Lincoln's 150th birthday. Originally the bust was located at the highest point on the Lincoln highway...
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    Old Bob (category Abraham Lincoln)
    horse used by Abraham Lincoln during the period prior to his presidency of the United States. He later participated in Lincoln's funeral. Old Bob's exact...
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  • History". www.digitalhistory.uh.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2019. "Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union Address". www.abrahamlincolnonline.org. "Speech at Springfield...
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