individuals, one of them being Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the United States and had a significant impact on the history of the United States. There are many historical sites to visit within Springfield. Some places to consider going to include the Lincoln Library and Museum, Lincoln’s Home, Lincoln’s Tomb, the Old Capitol, and the New Capitol. Springfield is an amusing place to visit if you are interested in seeing many historical sites. The Lincoln Library and Museum,
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The Assassination of President Lincoln The year was 1865 and the Civil War was coming to a close. The south was known as the Confederacy, a southern actor John Wilkes Booth was a strong supporter of it. The northeast and other states of the north were the Union, President Abraham Lincoln was a strong supporter of it. They were two different people with different motives, one wanted to end slavery, the other wanted to keep it. Booth being a famous actor was known in the country and was one of
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process for runaway slaves in the early 1800’s. It was a very treacherous process as conductors and station masters put their lives and their families’ lives in danger. The slaves also risked their lives by running away from their slave masters. Abraham Lincoln was a major part of the end of this process, and contributed to the cause to set slaves free. The Underground Railroad was an intricately planned operation involving conductors and station masters that freed many slaves and that involved the mastermind
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citizens had reached a fever pitch. It was the last night of the funeral train journey and Lincoln was finally nearing home. Banners lined the tracks inscribed with heartfelt messages such as “Illinois clasps to her bosom her slain but glorified son. Come Home.” (Swanson 271) The atmosphere in Springfield, Lincoln’s home, was electric, the residents were ready to receive their fallen brother. The love for Lincoln burned religiously in the face of every person in Springfield. Lincoln’s travels and worries
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In March 1864, Abraham Lincoln brought in his best general, Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln thought there was no way for him to get a second term so he brought in Grant to boost his chance at reelection. Bringing in General Grant was a bold move because, now Lincoln's chance at another term was in the hands of the new general. Things that came with a new general was the game plan, and how the things were gonna be approached. Ulysses S. Grant was a very strong hard nosed man who was determined to do anything
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appointment as the first city detective on the Chicago police force. He established in the same year a private detective agency, which had considerable success in solving train- and express-company robberies. In 1861 he foiled a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, and in the Civil War Pinkerton organized and directed an espionage system behind the Confederate lines. (The Columbia Encyclopedia) In 1850 Pinkerton resigned from Chicago’s new police force in order to organize a private detective agency
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America’s Speech “The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here; but it can never forget what they did here” (Lincoln). When President Abraham Lincoln accepted the task of giving what would be his most famous speech, The Gettysburg Address, he certainly rose to the occasion. The speech was given on the heels of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. The sixteenth president had been invited to give a speech at the dedication ceremony of the Gettysburg cemetery, in honor of the soldiers
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The United States have many, but the bloodiest by far has been the Civil War. It is considered the bloodiest war, because it was the war in which the most American blood was shed. The Civil War was between the North and the South due to the succession of the Southern states in 1861. The Union (North) was led by General Ulysses S. Grant, and the Confederates (South) were led by General Robert E. Lee. In the third year of the Civil War, a turning point occured, in which the 'losing team' began to dominate
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One of Americas most defining moments in history began with a siege on Fort Sumter on April 12th, 1861 in Charleston, South Carolina. When Fort Sumter was attacked by the Confederacy, few realized the implications of what had just happened. It was at this time that America’s most deadly war took place, and the beginning of a new era of freedom for all had begun. Six days after South Carolina declared is secession from the Federal Union, Maj. Anderson (Union) moved the troops under his control to
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Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri. They all had choices in the part they would play in the war. Even though those states weren’t many, they had dire choices that would effect the outcome of the war. These choices could make or break the nation. Lincoln understood this. He knew it would make a difference who these border states chose. The border states had a huge decision it would effect the outcome of a war. The states had hard choices. Delaware quickly decided to stay with the Union. It must
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