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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... decided to carry out the assassination at 10:15 that evening . In his diary Booth wrote that Lincoln was responsible for all the nation's troubles : " God simply made me the instru- ment of his punishment . " Familiar with Ford Theatre ...
... decided to have him carried across the street to a house owned by William Petersen , a merchant - tailor . With considerable difficulty , a way was cleared through the large crowd , and four soldiers from the audience carried their ...
... decided to enclose the birth cabin in a replica of a Greek temple . Fifty - six steps , one for each year of Lincoln's life , would lead to the entrance of the temple . Inside was the cabin , slightly reduced in size from the original ...
... decided not to erect a statue of Lincoln ; nothing should detract from the shrine's stark simplicity . A large statue by Adolph Weinman was placed in the town square at Hodgenville by the state of Kentucky and was dedicated on Memorial ...
... decided that it should be limited to thirty - two pages and published in New York , the unhappy newspaperman had to rewrite and condense his manuscript . In his haste to get it into print , Scripps had no time to send it to Lincoln for ...
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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 |