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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... North ( there is no proof that Confederate leaders were aware of his scheme ) , Booth plotted to kidnap Lincoln , carry him behind Confederate lines , and hold him hostage for the release of Confederate prisoners of war . Booth enlisted ...
... north of the Ohio River , both Mordecai and Josiah also went to Indiana . The Virginia law of primogeniture left young Thomas al- most destitute , with little opportunity to secure an education . President Lincoln knew little in detail ...
... north of Springfield in Washington County . Some early biographers of the late president who did not find a record of the marriage in Hardin County concluded that their union was a common law marriage . The record was easily found when ...
... North Carolina , and Pennsylva- nia ; in 1790 over 93 percent of them were descended from immigrants from the British Isles . Until about 1800 most Ken- tucky immigrants made their way through the difficult and dangerous Cumberland Gap ...
... north of the Ohio River were to be surveyed into ranges of town- ships , each township having thirty - six sections , each containing 640 acres . Surely , such a system would eliminate the conflicting claims that threatened the titles ...
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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 |