Special Order From Lincoln Reveals Soldier Vote Dynamics
J H Rockwell recounts Homas F Stevens in 1864 St Louis convalescent barracks where about one third favored McClellan and two thirds Lincoln. An order allowed furloughs for field voters, enabling free ballots. many soldiers shifted to Lincoln after learning they could vote. General Schofield’s absence left furlough authority unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rockwell
Homas F. Stevens
Pal
Stevens
One Hundred and Twenty-second
Illinois Volunteers
Sterling Price
Convalescent Barracks
St. Louis
General McClellan
Lincoln
Linais
McClellan
Lieutenant Chapman
Schofield
Lincoln An Inspiration By NEIL MACDONALD
A 1913 tribute praises Lincoln as a beacon of freedom and virtue. It recalls his resolve to free a nation, empathy for soldiers, and leadership that shaped a government of the people. The piece links Lincoln to moral action and enduring national ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latourette
Multnomah County
Farrell
Oregon Lawmakers Work as Session Reaches Halfway
Oregon legislators report progress with 13 bills passed from both houses, plus 5 house bills and 42 senate bills, while debate grows over state printing control and various vetoed measures. Appropriations remain light at 647 415 this week, with total requests climbing toward 9 million as road and education bills face shaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Oregon
State Printing Office
Barrett
Barrett County
Department of the State
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lincoln Portraits and Lincoln Photo Exchange Highlights
The article notes only a few Lincoln portraits exist with Brady images and Hesler copies. It cites a McNarth photograph from Springtien Indiana before Lincoln's January 1861 trip to Washington, praised as a true likeness and used for an Illinois statehouse painting. H. W. Fay preserves the old wet plate negative at Dekalb Illinois and runs a photo exchange program with state and national figures and notable individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Brady
Hesler
McNarth
Springtien
Washington
Illinois Statehouse
H. W. Fay
Dekalb
Fay
Joaquin Miller
Helen Keller
Jane Addams
Theodore P. Shonts
James Bryce
H. H. Kohlsaar
Charles King
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neil MacDonald
American Press Association
Mr. Stevens
Abe
Company
Hoskins
James Blakely
Brownsville
Calkins
Blanchard
Congress
the Truest
Clarence Butt
Newberg
C. R. Chapin
DR. C. A. Eldriedge
First National Bank
DR. A. M. Davis
Ferguson's
John 8. Rankin
Physicians and Surgeons
U. S. National Bank
Littlefield & Romig
Physicians & Surgeons
First Nat
Black
Thos. W. Hester
Dixon Building
E. P. Dixon
G. E. Stuart
Main St
A. E. Wilson
First St
J. C. Price
U. S. Natl. Bank
J. J. Murray
American Veterinary College
New York City
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
Lady Assistan
White
Res
Chase & Linton Gravel Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!