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How a Civil War conversation led to Lincoln Memorial University’s name
HARROGATE, Tenn. (WATE) — When you think of Claiborne County, one of the first things to come to mind is the beautiful scenery, but as you take a closer look around this part of East Tennessee you may ...
History Talks continue at the Schmidt House in Tumwater, with the next one set to be held at noon Thursday, Oct. 1. It is ...
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Lincoln asked North Carolina for troops against the South - 35 days later, it joined the Confederacy
North Carolina resisted secession longer than every other Confederate state, despite an economy heavily dependent on slavery.
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State welcomes Brown University historian Michael Vorenberg as the featured scholar for this year’s Frank and Virginia Williams Lecture on Abraham Lincoln and Civil War ...
One can’t read Paul Wolfowitz’s excellent “Reflections on Lincoln 160 Years After His Murder” (op-ed, April 15) and not be cautiously optimistic about our country. Even as we confront political ...
President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...
New Civil War-era documents for sale tell the story of a Baltimore man accused of being a Confederate spy and his wife’s effort to track down President Abraham Lincoln to clear his name. The 19 ...
LSU dean Jonathan Earle’s “He Has the People” examines Lincoln's 1860 campaign, using firsthand journalism to show the ...
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