by telegraph
Abraham Lincoln NEVER attended college (not unusual for his time).
Abraham Lincoln NEVER attended college (not unusual for his time).
Abraham Lincoln had a lot of pets, and some were unusual pets but he did not have a pet rat.
Jefferson and Lincoln were each corresponding cordially with Pope Pius IX. source: documentary on the Vatican
In letters and in telegraph communications with US President Abraham Lincoln, McClellan was very respectful to Lincoln, even though he believed him to be an incompetent president. He used the words of Your Excellency in all communications with Lincoln.
To some extent, but he was in an unusual situation with 12 states in rebellion and people killing each other. He did what he needed to do to keep the Union together .
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the only Presidential candidate in U.S. history to win the electoral vote despite winning less than 40% of the popular vote. The only other person to become U.S. President with less than 40% of the popular vote was John Quincy Adams in 1824, but he did not win the electoral vote.
Nothing. It's written.
The Eighth Amendment.
No. The United States Constitution specifically prevents the use of "cruel and unusual punishments."
his wife family owned slaves
The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits "cruel and unusual punishments."