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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... father , always tempering justice with mercy and al- ways ready to succor and forgive . " He had no hatred of the rebellious states , no desire for revenge ; he simply wanted to draw them back to the old allegiances . “ When Abraham Lin ...
... father , Jenkin Lloyd Jones , to visit the site . The senior Jones had already founded the Abraham Lincoln Center in Chicago , and upon his return from Hodgenville he wrote " The Neglected Shrine " for his Unitarian paper , Unity ...
... father , Lin- coln believed he had inherited the traits of intellect and ambi- tion that set him apart from the other members of his family . Those who believed in this theory speculated endlessly as to the identity of the maternal ...
... father of eleven children . Descendants spread into other regions , one of the most successful being grandson Mordecai Lincoln ; he became a wealthy landowner and ironmaster in Pennsylvania , where he was a member of the social and ...
... a new , unoccupied cabin nearby , while ten - year - old Thomas remained by the side of his father . When an Indian approached the body to scalp it or perhaps to seize or kill the boy , Mordecai shot him . Men 19 A Kentucky Boyhood.
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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 |