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O Captain! My Captain! Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman

Apr 24, 20212 min read

O Captain! My Captain! Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Friday, April 23, 2021 Early on the morning of August 12, 1864, poet Walt Whitman watches from his...

Maryland Is at Last Without a State Song

John O’Brien

Apr 19, 20212 min read

Maryland Is at Last Without a State Song

By John A. O'Brien Washington D.C. Monday, April 19, 2021 “Maryland, My Maryland” was written in the early days of the Civil War by James...

Ed Steers Says Judge Lincoln by His Actions

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Apr 16, 20212 min read

Ed Steers Says Judge Lincoln by His Actions

By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Friday, April 16, 2021 Ed Steers Jr., Lincoln Group member and the author of several books about...

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Apr 15, 20212 min read

Celebrate: DC Emancipation Day!

By Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. Thursday, April 15, 2021 From the Lincoln Group Archives The F. Dielman sketch shown...

David J. Kent

Apr 15, 20212 min read

The President is Dead

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Thursday, April 15, 2021 The mood in Washington was euphoric. After four long years the war was nearly...

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Apr 14, 20213 min read

Making the Case for Honoring Lincoln

By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Abraham Lincoln needs your help. In Chicago, in the very heart of Lincoln...

Lincoln Visits the Ironclad Montauk Hours Before His Assassination

David J. Kent

Apr 14, 20212 min read

Lincoln Visits the Ironclad Montauk Hours Before His Assassination

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Wednesday, April 14, 2021 April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln’s last day alive, was a busy one. Included was...

Eyewitness: Dr. Charles A. Leale on the Lincoln Assassination

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Apr 13, 20213 min read

Eyewitness: Dr. Charles A. Leale on the Lincoln Assassination

By Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. April 12, 2021 From the Lincoln Group Archives This Wednesday, April 14, is the 156th...

Lincoln Group Member's Research Leads to Publication and Activism

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Apr 12, 20213 min read

Lincoln Group Member's Research Leads to Publication and Activism

By Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. April 11, 2021 From a Carl Adams Article in the Lincoln Group Archives A thumbnail sketch...

Lincoln Group Member Traces Pedigree to Greeley Letter

David J. Kent

Apr 10, 20213 min read

Lincoln Group Member Traces Pedigree to Greeley Letter

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Saturday, April 10, 2021 Abraham Lincoln’s response to Horace Greeley’s “The Prayer of Twenty Millions”...

San Francisco Keeps Lincoln Name on School

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Apr 7, 20212 min read

San Francisco Keeps Lincoln Name on School

By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Wednesday, April 7, 2021 It was back in January that the San Francisco school board voted to drop the...

Lincoln Group and Illinois State Society Team Up to Protect Lincoln Statues

David J. Kent

Apr 6, 20211 min read

Lincoln Group and Illinois State Society Team Up to Protect Lincoln Statues

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Monday, April 5, 2021 JOIN US APRIL 13, 2021 FOR AN IMPORTANT PANEL DISCUSSION: ADVANCED REGISTRATION...

Lincoln Group Members Take on Prominent Roles at ALI

David J. Kent

Apr 4, 20212 min read

Lincoln Group Members Take on Prominent Roles at ALI

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Sunday, April 4, 2021 Several members of the Lincoln Group of DC have recently taken on prominent roles...

"Conspiracy: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln"

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Apr 3, 20212 min read

"Conspiracy: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln"

By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Friday, April 2, 2021 April 13 presentation to DC Civil War Round Table (more information is available...

Remembering Everett Ladd: A Gentleman and A Scholar

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Apr 2, 20212 min read

Remembering Everett Ladd: A Gentleman and A Scholar

By Wendy Swanson Washington D.C. Friday, April 2, 2021 The Lincoln Group sadly reports the recent loss of Everett Ladd. He passed away...

ALI Announces Legacy Awards for Outstanding Lincoln Scholarship

David J. Kent

Apr 1, 20212 min read

ALI Announces Legacy Awards for Outstanding Lincoln Scholarship

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Thursday, April 1, 2021 The Abraham Lincoln Institute (ALI), based in Washington, D.C., has announced...

David J. Kent

Mar 28, 20212 min read

The President and the Historians

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Saturday, March 27, 2021 President Joe Biden apparently had an unpublicized meeting on March 2nd with a...

Lincoln in Washington Zoom Tour March 29

John O’Brien

Mar 25, 20211 min read

Lincoln in Washington Zoom Tour March 29

By John O'Brien Washington, D.C Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Discover what Washington, D.C., was like for President Abraham Lincoln under...

David McCullough says D.C. is Lincoln's town

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Mar 24, 20212 min read

David McCullough says D.C. is Lincoln's town

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Back in the April-May 1986 issue of American Heritage magazine, the great...

Center for Lincoln Studies Debuts at University of Illinois-Springfield

David J. Kent

Mar 24, 20211 min read

Center for Lincoln Studies Debuts at University of Illinois-Springfield

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 On February 12, 2021, Abraham Lincoln's birthday, a new birth of freedom arose...

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