Questions tagged [abraham-lincoln]
For questions about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
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Did Lincoln ever publicly blame James Buchanan?
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Several modern presidents have publicly blamed their predecessor for at least one issue that occurred during their presidency: Trump, Obama, and Reagan are some examples. I am unsure of how ...
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What is “belligerent ground” as referenced in this 1863 General Orders signed by Abraham Lincoln?
I came across several things in General Order 100 signed by President Lincoln titled “Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field”, which can be found here. Article 50 ...
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What does “free and independent states” mean in the Declaration of Independence? [duplicate]
The Declaration of Independence declared the United Colonies to be "free and independent states," with the following context:
We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in
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Did freed slaves keep a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the wall?
I read somewhere that post-civil war, many freed slaves kept a portrait/drawing of Abraham Lincoln in their house, and that this "tradition" went on for some time. Is this true, and can anyone share a ...
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What prompted Lincoln to change his mind about ending slavery?
Prior to the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln asserted that he would not end slavery in the South and that he was not in favor of racial equality. Yet, by 1863 he signed the “Emancipation Proclamation” ...
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How did Lincoln know to stick with Grant before the completion of the Vicksburg campaign?
I'm reading Shelby Foote's book on the Civil War and something struck me: Lincoln was sticking by Grant, whom he'd never met, well before his big victories at Vicksburg and Chattanooga. How did ...
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Could the 1864 US presidential election have been postponed?
This article on HistoryNet makes the following observation about the 1864 election:
The 1864 race for the White House was the United States’ first presidential election during wartime. Proposals to ...
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Did Lincoln provoke the US civil war? [duplicate]
Did Lincoln provoke the US civil war?
Did there exist a position that Lincoln took that ignited the war, or was it just the consequence of long unsolved US problems.
If the reason is the second, ...
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Why did Lincoln's election prompt the Southern states to secede?
I've just finished Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals. The presentation of the book suggested that the Southern states seceded as a response to Lincoln's election.
I am confused by that timing: ...
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Why did Abraham Lincoln decline the governorship of Oregon Territory in 1849?
In 1849, when Abe Lincoln was still a young lawyer, according to my book on Washington State history, he was offered the governorship of Oregon Territory—which, it would seem, was a lucrative position ...
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Under what legal theory was Mary Surratt hanged as an assassin of President Lincoln in 1865?
According to every source that I found so far, the only reason Mary Surratt was convicted of taking part in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln was that the murder conspiracy was plotted in her ...
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What is the context of Lincoln saying: “if I could save the union without freeing any slave I would do it”
Lincoln said (emphasis mine):
Executive Mansion, Washington, August 22, 1862.
Hon. Horace Greeley: Dear Sir.
I have just read yours of the 19th. addressed to myself through the
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Did Abraham Lincoln kill the man who murdered his mother? [closed]
I'm watching a dramatized (re-enacted) biography of Abraham Lincoln and it shows him as having shot a man in the eye, shortly after the death of Lincoln's father. The man apparently had something to ...
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Abraham Lincoln Quote Background
I recently ran across a quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln, "All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother" I was wondering what the context of this quote is. Specifically was he speaking ...
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Why did Lincoln's Cooper Union Address have such an impact?
At the Cooper Union, Lincoln became more than a regional curiosity. He became a national leader. -Harold Holzer
This is pretty much the historical consensus. I've read the speech, and I get that ...
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How did Lincoln legitimize the constitutionality of his Emancipation Proclamation? [closed]
How did he convince the south to legitimize the emancipation proclamation?
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Did Abraham Lincoln have a duel with cannons? [closed]
When you where challenged to a duel or challenged someone to a duel, it was the person that was challenged that chose the weapon. Once someone challenged Lincoln To a duel and he said " how about ...
