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Six Fateful Groups of Men Around Lincoln
The piece surveys six sets of men linked to Abraham Lincoln across years 1832 to 1865. It traces figures like John McLean, Nathaniel Pope, John T. Stuart, Edw. Davis, Lyman Trumbull, Jefferson Davis, Zachary Taylor, Robert Anderson, and others who met Lincoln in different roles. It notes outcomes from congressional runs and battles to Lincoln’s assassination, and the fates of several contemporaries.
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Springfield
Mwan
Abraham Lincoln
John McLean
District Court of the United States
Lincoln
Nathaniel Pope
Gen
John Pope
John T. Stuart
Ball
David Davis
Supreme Court
Lyman Trumbull
Lang
Congress
Peter Cartwright
Taylor
General Land Office
Oregon
United States
Confederacy
Li Ut
Jefferson Davis
Ary Taylor
Lient
Col
Zachsient
Robert Anderson
United States Army
Mes
Clinois
Anderson
Maj
White House
Dixon's Ferry
Cnt
Rangers
Davis General
Sec
Pierce
Senate
Alex Stephens
America
Martin van Buren
Union
John
Rochester
THE
Fourth
Edward D. Baker
John J. Hardin
Baker
Hardin
Stuart
Buena Vista
Ball's Bluff
Nll
Maj. Rathbone
Dent
Boston Corbett
Andersonville
John Wilkes Booth
Kansas Ae
Insune
J. H. Braver