Union General John Logan
John Logan was a three-term senator from Illinois and a general during the Civil War, having served under William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant. Though he fought for the Union, Logan…
316 viewsJohn Logan was a three-term senator from Illinois and a general during the Civil War, having served under William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant. Though he fought for the Union, Logan…
316 viewsStanley Harrold, author of Lincoln and the Abolitionists, talked about the 16th president at a day-long symposium on Abraham Lincoln’s life, career & legacy. The Abraham Lincoln Institute & …
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1,060 viewsAbolitionist John Willis Menard was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1868, and although he was never seated, he was the first African American to address the House chamber. Next, we hear mor…
762 viewsProfessor Burrus Carnahan addressed the charge currently prevalent in some circles that President Lincoln was a war criminal, primarily due to the suffering of civilians during the Civil War…
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