Lincoln of KentuckyUniversity Press of Kentucky, 2010 M09 12 - 324 páginas Young Abraham Lincoln and his family joined the migration over the Ohio River, but it was Kentucky—the state of his birth—that shaped his personality and continued to affect his life. His wife was from the commonwealth, as were each of the other women with whom he had romantic relationships. Henry Clay was his political idol; Joshua Speed of Farmington, near Louisville, was his lifelong best friend; and all three of his law partners were Kentuckians. During the Civil War, Lincoln is reputed to have said, "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." He recognized Kentucky's importance as the bellwether of the four loyal slave states and accepted the commonwealth's illegal neutrality until Unionists secured firm control of the state government. Lowell Harrison emphasizes the particular skill and delicacy with which Lincoln handled the problems of a loyal slave state populated by a large number of Confederate sympathizers. It was not until decades later that Kentuckians fully recognized Lincoln's greatness and paid homage to their native son. |
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... December . " Some members of Congress had " feelings of hate and vindictiveness , " which he could not agree with or accept.1 Most of the day was filled with the routine tasks that had taken so much of his time since 1861 : appointments ...
... December 1816 , when Thomas Lincoln moved his family from Kentucky to the Pigeon Creek com- munity , until the family migrated to Illinois in 1830. During those years the youth had attained most of his growth and had become a strong man ...
... December 1859 Jesse W. Fell , a Bloomington poli- tician , had forwarded a request for biographical information from the Chester County ( Pa . ) Times . Pennsylvania was a key state in national elections , and Lincoln prepared a short ...
... December 2 , 1819 , by Methodist minister George L. Rogers in the home of Benjamin Chapeze near the town square . Sarah owned several pieces of good furniture that she insisted on taking to Indiana , so Thomas borrowed a wagon and ...
... December 3 , 1818 , and John Hanks , who had moved there , boasted of rich , fertile land , better than that in Indiana . Milk sickness was rumored to be epidemic again in southern Indiana , and wanderlust always drew some personalities ...
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6 Lincoln and Slavery to 1854 | 78 |
7 The Gathering Storm | 93 |
8 An Election a War and Kentuckys Neutrality | 111 |
Illustrations follow page | 150 |
10 Lincoln and Military Operations in Kentucky | 155 |
11 Wartime Politics in Kentucky | 176 |
12 Lincoln and Wartime Issues in Kentucky | 194 |
13 Lincoln Slavery and Kentucky | 221 |
Notes | 247 |
Bibliographical Essay | 277 |
Index | 287 |