Lincoln’s Birthday Reflections in Congress Excerpts
Excerpts from Wisconsin Representative J G Monahan in the Sixty sixth Congress praise Abraham Lincoln. The address lauds Lincoln’s honesty, judgment, patience, and common sense, warns against demagogues, and urges fidelity to liberty, justice, and American unity.
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Fort Hamilton a History of the Old Outpost and Church Ties
Narrative traces Fort Hamilton from Denyse’s Ferry, site of early colonial fighting, through 1825 cornerstone attempts, with Stonewall Jackson baptism at St. John’s church in 1849 and Robert E. Lee’s long tenure. Notes about the fort’s famed defenders and a mix of political squibs from the era conclude with Bishop Knox’s reaction to McKenna and Balfour.
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