Category: Lincoln
The Politics of Emancipation: Lincoln Suffers Defeat
Lincoln’s September 17, 1862 Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation had a major political flaw. It stirred up opposition to Lincoln among whites, but its principal beneficiaries, enslaved blacks, could not vote. When…
Michael Vorenberg Wins the Tom Watson Brown Award for “Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War”
Michael Vorenberg is the recipient of the Tom Watson Brown Award for his new book Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War….
August Belmont: The German Jewish Immigrant Who Led the Opposition to Lincoln in 1864
by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger Join The Immigrants’ Civil War on Facebook All American sports fans are familiar with the Belmont Stakes Race, the third leg…
Next Week: Gettysburg Address Quarter Ceremony at Gettysburg National Military Park
This year the United States Mint has released five special commemorative quarters to mark the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The final quarter…
Lincoln and the Superiority of the “Negro” Over the Irish
In 1864, a pamphlet appeared throughout the North that shocked voters. The pamphlet coined a new word, “miscegenation”, for the sexual union of blacks and whites….
Trump Administration Denies Report That President Is Looking at Renaming Ford’s Theatre
Several reports appeared in national news sources claiming that the Trump Administration is considering renaming Ford’s Theater after Donald Trump. The story originally appeared on…
Last Chance to Comment on New Arch Being Proposed for Washington Before It’s Approval
The Trump Triumphal Arch already has a design that is controversial because of its aesthetic qualities and because of where it would be placed. The…
Lincoln, the Know Nothings, and Immigrant America
Originally Posted January 19, 2012 by Patrick Young, Esq. in The Immigrants’ Civil War Rumors circulated during Lincoln’s 1860 run for the presidency that he…
Should Lincoln Have Lost His Citizenship?
Originally Posted April 8, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq. The New York Times has a weekly blog about the Civil War called Disunion. A recent post by…
The Past, Present, and Future of the Civil War: Three Experts Discuss
Every year on November 19, the anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg College presents the Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture. This year the topic was “The Past,…