Category: Feature

Theodore Tilton (1835-1907) Theodore Tilton was “young, handsome, religious, intense…” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York

Henry J. Raymond (1820-1869) “By far the most interesting member of the legislature was the speaker, Henry J. Raymond…” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York

Manton Marble (1834-1917) Robert S. Harper described the New York World as the “recognized leader of the radical opposition to Lincoln.” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York

Horace Greeley (1811-1872) “I clearly discern that the one providential leader, the indispensable hero of the great drama, faithfully reflecting, even in his hesitations… View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York

Charles A. Dana (1819-1897) “Personally Mr. Dana was one of the most attractive and charming of men…” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York

William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) In addition to being the editor of New York Evening Post, William Cullen Bryant was one of America’s most distinguished poets. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York

John Bigelow (1817-1911) John Bigelow was “a gentleman of the highest personal character; a Republican throughout the war and long afterwards, and a man of spotless record…” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York

James Gordon Bennett (1795-1872) James Gordon Bennett delivered horsewhipping with his pen. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York

Editors “In Lincoln’s time the bigwigs of the press and politics often were one and the same…” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York

Pre-Inaugural Visit to New York City President-elect Lincoln’s trip across the country in February 1861 has often been ridiculed for the banality and naivete of Mr. Lincoln’s comments along the way. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York