Browsing by Subject "Abraham Lincoln"
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(2011-10-21)My project examines the legacy of the Gettysburg Address from 1863 to 1965. After an introduction and a chapter setting the stage, each succeeding chapter surveys the meaning of the Gettysburg Address at key moments: the ...
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"The Prestige of Success": The North Carolina Campaign of 1862 and the Ascension of Ambrose Burnside (2016-04-25)Historians have roundly criticized President Abraham Lincoln’s appointment of Union General Ambrose Burnside to the command of the Army of the Potomac in the fall of 1862. Many have viewed Burnside, who subsequently suffered ...