Abraham Lincoln’s Contemporaries

Abraham Lincoln’s Contemporaries

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Abraham Lincoln Makes Friends
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Abraham Lincoln was a friendly man. Critical to Mr. Lincoln’s ability to forge friendships was the warm way that he… Read more
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Lincoln and Salmon P. Chase
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Salmon P. Chase was “dignified, able and ambitious, likewise he is the special antipathy of the New York Herald, and the… Read more
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Abraham Lincoln and Black Soldiers
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One of the first Union casualties of the Civil War in April 1861 was a black militiaman from Pennsylvania, Nicholas Biddle. Another early… Read more
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Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas
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A hero requires a worthy antagonist. Stephen A. Douglas was that antagonist for Abraham Lincoln in… Read more
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President Lincoln’s Cabinet
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Abraham Lincoln was “psychologically astute,” according to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. He had “a first-rate emotional intelligence.” As President, Lincoln separated his… Read more
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Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas and Their Friend John Calhoun
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“The ambitions of Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln ran in parallel lines,” wrote Illinois historian Charles A. Church. “Each was… Read more
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Abraham Lincoln and The Clergy
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Abraham Lincoln’s acquaintance with preachers was close and frequent. When he first came to New Salem, Illinois, he boarded… Read more
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Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass led an unusual life. Born Frederick Bailey in 1818, Frederick Douglass was never sure of… Read more
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Lincoln and The Eighth Circuit
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His friends believed Abraham Lincoln loved life on the Eighth Circuit. There was a simple camaraderie on the circuit that Mr. Lincoln enjoyed as he… Read more
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Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant
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General Grant and President Lincoln were both pragmatists – willing to do whatever was necessary to win the war. “Better than any Civil War general, Grant recognized… Read more
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Abraham Lincoln and Journalists
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One day in April 1864, President Abraham Lincoln walked across the hall to the office of aide John Hay. Mr. Lincoln “picked up a paper and… Read more
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Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley
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The relationship between Horace Greeley and Abraham Lincoln was problematic long before the Illinois lawyer was elected President. Lincoln scholar Roy P. Basler wrote… Read more
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Lincoln and Members of Congress
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Even before Abraham Lincoln took office as President, members of Congress loomed large in President-elect Abraham Lincoln’s political… Read more
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Lincoln and Henry W. Halleck
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Henry W. Halleck was well trained by a West Point education and 15 years of active service in the army. He had codified his knowledge in… Read more
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Lincoln and Soldiers and Sailors
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Abraham Lincoln had a strong and almost mystical devotion to ordinary Americans. In his July 4, 1861 special message to Congress, Lincoln described… Read more
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Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln
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Mary Todd Lincoln was an original. “Mrs Lincoln is like no human being I ever saw. She is not easy to get along with, though I succeed…” Read more
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Abraham Lincoln’s Secretaries
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No one had a better vantage point to observe President Abraham Lincoln than his two principle secretaries… Read more
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Lincoln and George B. McClellan
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General George B. McClellan made a good first impression. He was also a striking contrast to… Read more
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Abraham Lincoln’s Sons
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Mr. Lincoln was at the State Capitol where he normally met with visitors, but this day he was alone with Tad and Willie, who were… Read more
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Lincoln and William H. Seward
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William H. Seward, President Abraham Lincoln’s first and only secretary of state, was a force of political… Read more
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Abraham Lincoln and The Radicals
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As a group, the Republican Radicals in Congress lacked the sense of humor that Abraham Lincoln had in… Read more
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Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Stanton
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War Department official Aide Charles Dana wrote that Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton was, “impulsive, warm-blooded, very quick in…” Read more
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Abraham Lincoln and Women
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Lincoln’s relationships with women were unsure and uneven – especially in his youth. He had not been schooled in social graces so he was not… Read more
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Lincoln and Alexander H. Stephens
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In June 1863, Alexander H. Stephens urged Jefferson Davis to open negotiations with the Union government regarding the exchange of… Read more
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Lincoln and William H. Herndon
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Like Lincoln, Herndon came from a Kentucky family; they were better off financially, and Herndon had a better… Read more
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Check out other profiles of Mr. Lincoln’s contemporaries:

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Isaac Newton

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Emilie Todd Helm

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129 profiles available at: Mr. Lincoln’s White House – mrlincolnswhitehouse.org

 

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Salmon P. Chase

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Montgomery Blair

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Frederick Douglass

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Charles Sumner

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7 profiles available at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom – mrlincolnandfreedom.org

 

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Henry F. Raymond

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Henry W. Bellows

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Edwin Morgan

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Daniel Sickles

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33 profiles available at: Mr. Lincoln and New York – mrlinconandnewyork.org

 

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Hannah Armstrong

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Thurlow Weed

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John Hay

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John Todd Stuart

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70 profiles available at: Mr. Lincoln and Friends – mrlincolnandfriends.org