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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... major Confederate invasions of the state in 1861 and 1862 focused military attention on the com- monwealth , and during the rest of the war occasional Confed- erate raids and frequent clashes between civilian and military authorities ...
... Major Rathbone turned at the sound and , although un- armed , attempted to seize Booth . The actor broke free and slashed the major's left arm with a wound several inches deep and an inch and a half long . Then Booth vaulted over the ...
... Major Rathbone , whose severe wound had been bleeding pro- fusely for some twenty minutes . When he fainted in the hall- way of the Petersen house , Miss Harris probably saved his life by tying a handkerchief tightly over the wound and ...
... 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 less than 1 ...
... major reason he decided to leave the state . Such moves were not unique with Thomas Lincoln , and they did not indicate a shiftless nature . Much of Kentucky's good land was claimed by speculators and individuals who had the means to ...
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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 |