All tagged abraham lincoln
Every major military holiday, I make it a habit to study something about our nation’s history, especially military-related topics. This Memorial Day was no different. I watched docuseries on Washington and Lincoln, back to back, and came away struck by the same thing each time: imperfect men, impossible circumstances, and a temperament that outlasted both.
That got me thinking about legacy in a way I hadn't expected.
Before the war between the states was fully over, Northern Newspapers were already labeling him the “Andersonville savage” a barbarian, they sensationalized, who orchestrated “rebel brutality” against helpless Union prisoners of war (POWs).
Neuse News columnist Mike Parker on the Civil War and the commonly-held assumption the war was primarily waged to end slavery.
The toppling of the Silent Sam statue at UNC — and the aftermath by administrators — is abominable.
For more than three months Sarah Gilbert Slater was actively involved in her courier and spy activities. She was known to frequent the Mary Surratt Boarding House in Washington. Later on, people recalled seeing her in the company of John Wilkes Booth on occasions at that location.
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