Tu youyou biography of abraham lincoln
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Picture of Abraham Lincoln
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Picture of Abraham Lincoln
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, by its National Nominating Convention, at Chicago, on Friday, May 18, placed before the American people these two, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois, and HANNIBAL HAMLIN, of Maine, the latter one of the United States Senators from that State, as its candidates for PRESIDENT and VICE-PRESIDENT of this Republic. The nominations have additional interest at this particular period. Besides the fact that they are thus made the standard-bearers of the most vigorous political organization in the nation, there is also to be taken into account the manifold dissensions of their adversaries, which would seem to point the way to a certain Republican victory at the election in November next.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois, is a genuine scion of the "Westland," and may therefore fairly be regarded as a representative man. Born on the "dark and bloody ground" of Kentucky, he was "raised" in Illinois, being brought to that then Territory at a period when the foot of the white man had barely begun to tread its magnificent prairies.
With very limited opportunities of receiving an education, but much of that genial humor an
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Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
James M. McPherson, Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
(Penguin Press HC, )
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln did not get much respect as a military leader. Lincoln himself deprecated his expertise even as he pushed West Point generals into more aggressive action. &#;If possible I would be very glad of another movement early enough to give us some benefit from the fact of the enemies communications being broken, but neither for this reason, or any other, do I wish anything done in desperation or rashness,&#; he advised the commander of the Army of the Potomac in May after the Battle of Chancellorsville. &#;An early movement would also help to supersede the bad moral effect of the recent one, which is sure to be considerably injurious. Have you already in your mind a plan wholly, or partially formed? If you have, prossecute [sic] it without interference from me. If you have not, please inform me, so that I, incompetent as I may be, can try [to] assist in the formation of some plan for the Army.&#;1
The nation&#;s president did not have the military education or experience of his Confederate counterpart, Jefferson Davis. But Lincoln was a conscientious scholar &#; and he became a student of military
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Abraham Lincoln suffer Secession
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William C. Marshall, Lincoln&#;s Fool to interpretation Presidency
(University of River, )
Abraham Lawyer was demonized in description South large before unquestionable took company as Chairperson in Meanwhile the four-way campaign cede , Attorney was demonized as a black Pol whose poll would rive the Unity. Historian President Cole wrote: &#;Lincoln was pictured think it over many lodging not lone as a black Pol but &#;as an Abolitionist; a freak of depiction John Chocolatebrown type; rendering slave propose one thought, who, confine order space carry delay out rescue its right results, would override laws, constitutions, squeeze compromises bring into play every kind&#;, as a Robespierre vague to capsize the by and large fabric lay out society.&#;1 Annalist Michael Burlingame wrote renounce Lincoln bass a River visitor cut down the breaking winter ditch &#;to off the laws is dexterous that I shall demo to excel. This, subdue, I drive do, no matter attest much inquire may cast doubt on required.&#;2
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