Viewing Civil War & Reconstruction Category (9) found:Articles of Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, the Answer of the President, and the Replication of the House of Representatives (1868).The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868 is a famous event in American history. Yet, few of us have read the eleven Articles of Impeachment adopted by the House of Representatives on March 2-3, 1868. And even fewer have read the President's lengthy Answer or the "Replication" or reply o... Col. George Bradley (1832-1879).In 1856, at age twenty-three, George Bradley moved from Bangor, Maine, where he practiced law, to Belle Plaine, Minnesota. The next year he was elected to the state House of Representatives, and was appointed President pro tem. at its first session in December 1857.
Earnest H. Davidson: "The Life of Colonel James H. Davidson." (ca. 1926).James Davidson enlisted as a private in the Union Army in October 1861, fought in several battles, was appointed to administrative posts within the military, received "steady and rapid" promotions, and was discharged in January 1866, holding the rank of colonel. His experiences during the War beca... Judge Nathaniel A. Gearhart (1843-1906).During the Battle of Gettysburg, nineteen year old Nathaniel Gearhart sustained a serious leg wound. He was discharged and returned home in New York to recover. He became a lawyer, married and began raising a family. In April 1887, they moved to Duluth, Minnesota. He was deputy register of deeds ... General John B. Sanborn (1826-1904).John Benjamin Sanborn, a native of New Hampshire, moved to St. Paul, Minnesota Territory, in 1854 and began practicing law with Theodore French. He served in the Civil War with great distinction, attaining the rank of General. After the War he served several terms in the state legislature, was a ... Gen. John B. Sanborn, "Reminiscences of the Campaigns Against Vicksburg." (1879).At 7 o'clock in the morning of May 15, 1863, as he rode by the first brigade, third division, of the Army of the Tennessee, bivouacked near Jackson, Mississippi, General Grant said to the officer in charge:
Judge Daniel Fish: "Legal Phases of the Lincoln and Douglas Debates" (1909).On July 14, 1909, Judge Daniel Fish addressed the annual convention of the Minnesota State Bar Association on the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. The title of his speech was the "Legal Phases of the Lincoln and Douglas Debates." It is posted here.
Judge Daniel Fish: "Two Speeches Honoring Abraham Lincoln" (ca. 1906-1908).In the early 1900s, Judge Daniel Fish wrote an eighteen page paper on "Lincoln's English." It is likely that he read it to some group of Lincoln enthusiasts, though precisely to whom, when and where he did so is not known. At some point during this period, he also wrote a thirty-four page paper t... Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address (1865).Lincoln's second inaugural address, delivered on March 4, 1865, is considered one of the greatest speeches in the nation's history.
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