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Fate Wove Three Little Boys Into One Nation’s Story
A sweeping tale links Abraham Lincoln James Shields and Edward D Baker from their 1809 1810 1811 births through early Illinois careers to national prominence. Fate ties their fates from Vandalia Illinois 1837 through Civil War era fates and Lincoln’s assassination, ending with Shields’ multiple senatorial terms.
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Abraham Lincoln
James Shields
Edward Dickinson Baker
Minnesota
Stephen A. Douglas
Illinois
Senate
Douglas
Lincoln
United States
Washington
Mexico
California
Colonel Baker
Oregon
New
Republican Party
United States Senate
South Carolina
Charleston Harbor
Fort Sumter
Edward Baker
Edward D. Baker
Ball’s Bluff
Virginia
Kernstown
Shields
Ford
Philadelphia
Tom Lincoln
Ohio River
Little Pigeon Creek
Indiana
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Gangling
Abe
Sarah Bush Johnston
America
New Orleans
Macon County
Denton Offutt
Offutt
New Salem
Black Hawk
Vandalia