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Lincoln's Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoThe document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of...
Pritzkers donate Lincoln's Civil War order to Springfield museum
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoFollowing much debate among his cabinet members, President Abraham Lincoln signed the document on...
Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and wife donate key Civil War document to Lincoln presidential library
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoFollowing the Confederacy’s 1861 attack on Fort Sumter, often viewed as the event that sparked the ...
Maybe Erik Larson Should Have Left the Civil War Alone
New York Times· 5 days agoThe Civil War is one hell of a drug. “I’m so attracted to seeing it,” former President Donald J....
Review: 'Devil in the White City' author Erik Larson returns with 'The Demon of Unrest'
New Hampshire Union Leader· 17 hours agoThere may be a tendency to think of the war in the same breath as Abraham Lincoln, but Larson, whose...
Military Book Review Abraham Lincoln and the Bible: A Complete Compendium
Strategy Page· 8 hours agoIn many American homes during the nineteenth century the King James Bible was the only book, and its influence on language and literacy was enormous. A work of meticulous scholarship, this book ...
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Book Reporter· 10 hours agoOn November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the ...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJune 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...