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Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln
4 August 1861: “…we may date our trouble from the time when we allowed Party to place in the chair a President, entirely disregarding his worth, ability, or capacity for it…”
Item description: Letter from Elodie Todd (1844-1881) to her fiance Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson (1829-1895). Elodie Todd, of Selma, Ala., was the sister of Mary Todd Lincoln (the wife of Abraham Lincoln). At the time of this letter, Nathaniel Henry … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, Elodie Todd, First Battle of Bull Run, First Battle of Manassas, home front, Mary Todd Lincoln, Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson, political parties, Republicanism, Selma, suitors
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15 July 1861: “…all are agreed, however, that a great battle will take place very soon…”
Item description: In this diary entry, Jesse Bernard expresses the pervasive talk of war surrounding the early months of the Civil War. He insists on God’s support of the southern cause given the Confederate’s smaller troop numbers and economic resources. He also demonizes Union forces for their … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, conscription, Jesse Bernard
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4 July 1861: “The only thing contained in it that concerns us of the South as a people, is the fact that Lincoln calls for four hundred thousand men to coerce us to his will.”
Item description: On 4 July 1861, the Thirty-seventh United States Congress met in special session to decide whether or not to approve President Abraham Lincoln’s request for additional soldiers and money to prosecute the war. In a now famous address … Continue reading
30 May 1861: “To the President of the United States: SIR: The course of despotism is that of rapid and aggravated progression.”
Item Description: Editorial written anonymously by a “southern spy” decrying Abraham Lincoln a despot for his alleged violations of civil liberties. “A citizen remaining in the Union is no longer free,” the writer suggests. Item Citation: From catalog #2824 Conf. … Continue reading
Posted in Rare Book Collection
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, civil liberties, despotism, Edward Pollard, The Southern Spy
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9 May 1861: “Whereas, Abraham Lincoln has been and is still endeavoring to raise money upon the faith and credit of the so called United States Government, for the purpose of waging a wicked, unjust, unholy and unconstitutional war upon the Southern States…”
Item description: “Resolution on Federal Relations.” Item citation: From Resolutions of a Public Nature, Passed by the General Assembly of North Carolina at its First Extra Session, 1861, C345.1 N87 1860-61, from the North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, General Assembly, North Carolina, resolutions
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7 May 1861: “Knowing as I did that N.C. had always been loyal to Government, I believed she would ever remain so; but have been much astounded at the reports we have from there within the few weeks past.”
Item description: Letter of 7 May 1861 from a D. Clapp, of Danville, Illinois, to William A. Graham. The letter discusses the issue of slavery and the writer’s understanding of President Abraham Lincoln’s stance on the issue. In the wake of … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged abolition, Abraham Lincoln, D. Clapp, Danville, Illinois, Republicanism, slavery, William A. Graham
Comments Off on 7 May 1861: “Knowing as I did that N.C. had always been loyal to Government, I believed she would ever remain so; but have been much astounded at the reports we have from there within the few weeks past.”
4 May 1861: “The secession movement everywhere scorns all legal forms, & with revolutionary violence siezes on all the national property it can lay its hands on.”
Item description: W. Allen Johnson, New York, to William M. Blackford. Trip from Maryland to New York; problem of getting out of the South; troops and military preparations in New York; favorable description of Lincoln by a man from Illinois; … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Blackford Family, New York, secession, Unionism
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29 April 1861: “The slavery question is the cause of all this trouble, 8 Southern states have seceded from the Union, if the North and South can’t agree, they had better separate.”
Item description: Entry, dated 29 April 1861, from the diary of Mary Jeffreys Bethell reflecting on war news and commenting on her sons’ enlistment in the Confederate Army. Item citation: From the Mary Jeffreys Bethell Diary #1737-z, Southern Historical Collection, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, diaries, Mary Jeffreys Bethell, mobilization, North Carolina, Rockingham County, secession, women
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16 April 1861: “But I do warn you that the reign of terror, already inaugurated in Washington, stands, this day, as a despotic example before the country…”
Item Description: Editorial written anonymously by a “southern spy” criticizing the newly elected Abraham Lincoln’s decision to call for federal troops to put down the rebellion in the South. Item Citation: From catalog #2824 Conf. in the Rare Book Collection, … Continue reading
Posted in Rare Book Collection
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, despotism, Edward Pollard, secession, states rights
Comments Off on 16 April 1861: “But I do warn you that the reign of terror, already inaugurated in Washington, stands, this day, as a despotic example before the country…”