Lincoln in Indiana and the rise of a national leader
The article argues Lincoln’s Indiana upbringing shaped his anti slavery stance and leadership. It cites contemporaries born near his early life, notes his flatboat trip south at seventeen, and links Clay’s influence to his cautious, principled path to emancipation and unity. It closes with reflections from Rev. W. J. Huff on Lincoln’s enduring legacy.
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Spencer County
Anderson Creek
Mr. Ray
Maxville
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Ray
Anderson
William Forsythe
Grandview
Spencer
County
Abe
Forsythe
Ray Jefferson Ray
James Gentry
Henry Clay
Old Harry
Clay
Illinois
Horace Greely
Henry Wilson
Benjamin Franklin
Greely
Wilson
Franklin
How Sullivan County Got Its Name
Sullivan County was named after General John Sullivan, a Revolutionary War brigadier and major general born in 1740 in Maine. He led divisions in New Jersey and Long Island, fought at Brandywine and Germantown, conducted expeditions against the Six Nations, and later served as a district court judge until his death in Durham, New Hampshire, in 1795.
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Susan Burnett
Jennie Brown
Cynthia Johnson
Wm. J. Huff
James W. Huff
Lara Stewart
Turtle Creek
Jesus
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John
Sullivan County
Turman Township
M. E. Church
Lord’s Vineyard
Jasper
Susans
God
Rev
W. J. Huff
Sullivan
John Sullivan
Maine
Continental Congress
Benedict Arnold
Canada
Nathaniel Green
Long Island
Lord Stirling
Lee
New Jersey
Staten Island
Brandywine
Germantown
Count d’Estaing
Rhode Island
D’estaing
Boston
Six Nations
Wyoming
Cherry Valley
Clinton
Congress
Board of War
Durham
N. H
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