150th Anniversary Of The American Civil War
(Ft. Sumter Bombardment – Courtesy Library of Congress) Today of course marks the 150th Anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War. At 4:30 a.m. local time on April…
Commemorating The American Civil War
As I wrote in my previous post, today is of course the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War. On April 12, 1861 the war began when…
The Financial Cost Of The Civil War
The American Civil War which began 150 years ago on April 12, 1861 exacted an unfathomable number of deaths: approximately 620,000 men died as a result of wounds or disease…
Movie Review: The Conspirator
Robert Redford’s latest film, The Conspirator, tells the “story behind the story” of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. By now, Lincoln buffs know that this is…
Book Review: My Thoughts Be Bloody
What motivated the actor John Wilkes Booth into committing one of the most infamous crimes in American history, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln? For the past nearly 150 years, most…
Remembering Colonel Elmer Ellsworth
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Union Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the first notable death of the American Civil War. He was but 24 years old at the…
Summer Intern Makes New Lincoln Discovery
Although I’m currently on vacation on the Turkish Aegean coast, I felt I had to share some interesting news with my readers about a new discovery of some previously unknown…
Lecturing On Mr. Lincoln
Greetings to the readers of The Abraham Lincoln Blog. It’s been a while since I’ve updated this forum with a new post, thanks to a busy summer professionally and personally.…
Book Review: The Civil War: An Illustrated History
I was contacted earlier this summer by a publicist for Time Home Entertainment, Inc. who asked me if I would care to review their special book issued to commemorate the…
Book Review: The Global Lincoln
The life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln have been written about in countless thousands of books beginning with the earliest campaign biographies in 1860. His impact on the United States…