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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... Louisville Journal was one of his favorite newspapers ; Joshua Speed of Farmington was his best friend . The Kentucky connections were especially important dur- ing the Civil War . Kentucky was often seen as the bellwether of the four ...
... Louisville mass meeting on April 18 , he made a handsome apology for his and Kentucky's frequent disagreements with President Lincoln . " We may dif- fer with him , and have differed with him , but when the judg- ment of future events ...
... Louisville settlement . After acquiring more land , in March 1783 Abraham had 2,2681⁄2 acres surveyed on the Green River . The following year he had another Green River tract of 800 acres surveyed . The Floyd's Fork land , where the ...
... Louisville as the major ports of destination . Slaves had come to Kentucky from the first days of settlement , and by 1810 they numbered 80,561 and accounted for 19.8 percent of the population . The 1,711 free blacks in 1810 constituted ...
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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 |