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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... John F. Parker , who had been assigned to guard the president , went off to find a spot from which he could watch the play . John Wilkes Booth , a twenty - six - year - old Marylander , was a handsome member of a notable family of ...
... John M. Palmer , the military com- mander in the state , called for calm on April 15. “ Let the people of Kentucky disappoint the miscreants who would involve them in bloodshed and strife , by conducting themselves with calm- ness and ...
... John Locke Scripps to Springfield to gather information for a short campaign biography . Scripps en- countered some difficulty when he informed Lincoln of his mis- sion . " Why , Scripps , it is a great piece of folly to attempt to make ...
... John C. Calhoun . Others decided that Lucy Hanks had fallen in love with a young planter of good family and had given birth to Nancy , probably on February 5 , 1784 , in the Patterson Creek area of Virginia . In the spring of that year ...
... John and Rebecca Lincoln . The Lincolns became associated with the Boone family in Pennsylvania , and at least five intermarriages are known to have occurred between the families . Before 1768 John Lincoln moved his family south- ward ...
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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 |