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Abraham Lincoln on Stamps – Commemorative Issues, 1909-1958

Between 1909 and 1959, there were very few commemorative stamp issues of the United States that honored Abraham Lincoln.  The issue of 1909, for the Centenary of Lincoln’s birth (pictured below) was mentioned here in a blog post in late January. For those readers new to this series of posts on Abraham Lincoln on Stamps, […]

December 2012 Posts

A listing of the December 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: The Brothers of John A. Sipe in the Civil War The Brothers Thomas Vanaman, George Vanaman and David Vanaman Christmas Presents During the Civil War The Husbands of the Sisters of John A. Sipe – Monroe Chronister and Hiram M. […]

The Emancipation Proclamation

On 1 January 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.   Much has been written about the proclamation and its effect on the war and the policy for the conduct of the war.  On the day after its release, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported the following: The President’s Emancipation Proclamation. The important Proclamation of the President of […]

The Real Abraham Lincoln

The Real Abraham Lincoln, by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, was published in 2002 by Three Rivers Press of New York and promised to give “a new look at Abraham Lincoln, his agenda, and an unnecessary war.”  In the book, DiLorenzo primarily challenged the conventional view of Lincoln – the one most taught in schools and colleges […]