A Biography Of Elihu Benjamin Washburne American Diplomat During The Assassination Of Lincoln Reconstruction Impeachment Of Johnson Election Of Grant And Fall Of Napoleon Iii
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A Biography Of Elihu Benjamin Washburne American Diplomat During The Assassination Of Lincoln Reconstruction Impeachment Of Johnson Election Of Grant And Fall Of Napoleon Iii
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Author : Mark Washburne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-03-01
A Biography Of Elihu Benjamin Washburne American Diplomat During The Assassination Of Lincoln Reconstruction Impeachment Of Johnson Election Of Grant And Fall Of Napoleon Iii written by Mark Washburne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"About all I know of Grant I have got from you," wrote Abraham Lincoln to Congressman Elihu Washburne in 1864. "I have never seen him. Who else besides you knows anything about Grant?" Elihu Benjamin Washburne was not only the link between President Abraham Lincoln and Union General Ulysses S. Grant, but Washburne himself played a major role in both their lives as they rose to power and throughout their presidencies. An Illinois Whig from Galena, Washburne was active in the anti-slavery movement and became a Republican as soon as that party was organized. In fact, some sources even credit his brother, then Congressman Israel Washburn, with coining the name Republican for the new Northern anti-slavery party. Elihu Washburne was an early supporter of Lincoln who advised the future President during the Lincoln-Douglas Senatorial Debates in 1858 and was given the honor of writing Lincoln's campaign biography for the 1860 Presidential race. Washburne served eight successive terms (1853 to 1869) and was elected to a ninth in the House of Representatives, where he earned the titles "Father of the House" and "Watchdog of the Treasury." During the Civil War, Washburne was an eyewitness to several battles including the First Battle of Bull Run, Vicksburg, the Wilderness Campaign, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. During the Second Battle of Bull Run, Congressman Washburne was with President Lincoln on the roof of the White House, where they could hear the action. Washburne stood by Grant's side when Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse in April, 1865. Shortly thereafter, he served as a pallbearer at Lincoln's funeral. After the Civil War, Washburne was a member of the joint Committee on Reconstruction and chairman of the Committee of the Whole in the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868. In 1869, President Grant honored his old friend by nominating him Secretary of State and then Minister to France. Washburne presented his letters of credence to Napoleon III in May 1869, and was present the next year for the Franco-German War. During that war, Minister Washburne distinguished himself as one of the only foreign diplomats to remain in Paris during the German siege of that city and later the Paris Commune. At the start of that war, Washburne took under his protection some 30,000 German residents in Paris who were citizens from the North German Confederation, Saxony, Darmstadt, and Hesse Grand Duchy after the German Ambassadors were expelled from France. "He was practically the German Minister in France for eleven months, and was in constant official correspondence with the Prince de Bismarck." In 1880, Washburne was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President receiving over forty delegate votes in a losing cause to General James Garfield who later became President. At that same Republican convention, Washburne came in second place in the balloting for Vice President. In the contest for the number two spot, Elihu Washburne lost to Chester Arthur, who replaced Garfield as President after that Chief Executive was assassinated in 1881. In his Civil War generation, Elihu Benjamin Washburne was the Kilroy in Kilroy Was Here. It would be hard to find another person who lived in the middle of the nineteenth century who was at more important events or knew more important people than the Illinois Congressman, Secretary of State, and Envoy Extraordinary. This work explores the life and times of Elihu B. Washburne with special focus on his contributions to the politics of the American Civil War and the Franco-German War. It further explored the famous people Washburne knew -- Abraham Lincoln, U. S. Grant, Andrew Johnson, Rutherford Hayes, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, Grover Cleveland, Henry Clay, Horace Greeley, Stephen Douglas, William Seward, Salmon Chase, Winfield Scott, Edwin Stanton, John Fremont, William Tecumseh Sherm
Life On The Circuit With Lincoln
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Author : Henry Clay Whitney
language : en
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Release Date : 1892
Life On The Circuit With Lincoln written by Henry Clay Whitney and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with Booksellers and bookselling categories.
"Originally commenced as a pastime, and to please a circle of friends alone, success, in any degree, can only be hoped for, because of my vantage ground as an intimate and close friend of Mr. Lincoln, and because, by reason of such intimacy, of the novelty of some of the facts and deductions, and not, in any sense, by reason, but in spite of, its literary style or, rather, the lack thereof."--Preface.
Blood On The Moon
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Author : Edward Steers
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2005-10-21
Blood On The Moon written by Edward Steers and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-21 with History categories.
Blood on the Moon examines the evidence, myths, and lies surrounding the political assassination that dramatically altered the course of American history. Was John Wilkes Booth a crazed loner acting out of revenge, or was he the key player in a wide conspiracy aimed at removing the one man who had crushed the Confederacy's dream of independence? Edward Steers Jr. crafts an intimate, engaging narrative of the events leading to Lincoln's death and the political, judicial, and cultural aftermaths of his assassination.
The Doolittle Family In America
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Author : William Frederick Doolittle
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
The Doolittle Family In America written by William Frederick Doolittle and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
History Of New London Connecticut
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Author : Frances Manwaring Caulkins
language : en
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Release Date : 1852
History Of New London Connecticut written by Frances Manwaring Caulkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1852 with New London (Conn.) categories.
The Evening Post A Century Of Journalism
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Author : Allan Nevins
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-11-15
The Evening Post A Century Of Journalism written by Allan Nevins and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-15 with Fiction categories.
"The Evening Post: A Century of Journalism" by Allan Nevins. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Portrait And Biographical Album Of Morgan And Scott Counties Illinois
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Author :
language : en
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Release Date : 1889
Portrait And Biographical Album Of Morgan And Scott Counties Illinois written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Morgan County (Ill.) categories.
History Of Bristol County Massachusetts
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Author : Duane Hamilton Hurd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
History Of Bristol County Massachusetts written by Duane Hamilton Hurd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Bristol County (Mass.) categories.
History Of New London County Connecticut
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Author : Duane Hamilton Hurd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
History Of New London County Connecticut written by Duane Hamilton Hurd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Lebanon (Conn. : Town) categories.
Religion And Politics In The Early Republic
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Author : Daniel L. Dreisbach
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 1996-02-22
Religion And Politics In The Early Republic written by Daniel L. Dreisbach and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-02-22 with History categories.
The church-state debate currently alive in our courts and legislatures is strikingly similar to that of the 1830s. A secular drift in American culture and the role of religion in a pluralistic society were concerns that dominated the controversy then, as now. In Religion and Politics in the Early Republic, Daniel L. Dreisbach compellingly argues that the issues in our current debate were framed in earlier centuries by documents crucial to an understanding of church-state relations, the First Amendment, and our present concern with the constitutional role of religion in American public life. Reflection on this national discussion of more than 150 years ago casts light on both past and future relations between church and state in America. In an 1833 sermon, "The Relation of Christianity to Civil Government in the United States," the Reverend Jasper Adams of Charleston, South Carolina, an eminent educator and moral philosopher, offered valuable insight into the social and political forces that shaped church-state relations in his time. Adams argued that the Christian religion is indis-pensable to social order and national prosperity. Although he opposed the establishment of a state church, he believed that a Christian ethic should inform all civil, legal, and political institutions. Adams's remarkably prescient discourse anticipated the emergence of a dominant secular culture and its inevitable conflict with the formerly ascendant religious establishment. His treatise was the first major work from the embattled religious traditionalists controverting Thomas Jefferson's vision of a secular polity and strict church-state separation. Eager to confirm his analysis, Adams sent copies of the sermon to scores of leading intellectuals and public figures of his day. In this volume, Dreisbach brings together for the first time Adams's sermon, a critical review of the treatise, and transcripts of previously unpublished letters written in response to it by James Madison, John Marshall, Joseph Story, and J.S. Richardson. These letters provide a rare glimpse into the minds of several influential statesmen and jurists who were central in shaping the republic and its institutions. The Story and Madison letters are among their authors1 final and most perceptive pronouncements on church-state relations. The documents that Dreisbach has assembled in this edition provide a vivid portrait of early nineteenth-century thought on the constitutional role of religion in public life. Our ongoing national discussion of this topic is illuminated by the debate encapsulated in these pages.