... great efforts Clara Barton contracted typhoid fever and almost lost her life again. Born in Massachusetts in 1821, Clara Barton is the youngest of six children. Early in her career, she worked as a clerk and book keeper for her oldest brother. She then taught school for several years, even starting her own school in Bordentown New Jersey in 1853. This school was one of ... of surrounding him while he continued to correspond with Lee for his surrender. On the evening of April 8, Lee and his army were near Appomattox Court House, where they discovered the Union Calvary command blocking th...

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... , Kentucky. • Abraham loved reading and would walk several miles just to borrow a book. • In 1836, Lincoln became a lawyer. He first practiced law in Springfield, Illinois. • Married to Mary Todd and they had four sons. • In 1846 Lincoln ran for the United States House of Representatives and won. • While in Washington he became known ... 1863, Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address which dedicated the battlefield there to the soldiers who had perished. • Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president, getting 212 of 233 electoral votes and 55 percent of the popular vote. (Andrew...

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... be people who must point out shortcomings in every good man's life, including Lincoln. Thomas J. Dilorenzo wrote a book called "The Real Lincoln". This book fights to prove that Lincoln was a political man, trying to take the peoples mind's off of the economy and focus more on things that he did. The book goes on to say that he made decisions based upon what he thought would get ... Robert, Edward, William, and Thomas. Lincoln ran for senator but lost to Douglas. He later ran for president in 1860 and was elected in 1861. On April 14, 1865 Lincoln played a role at Fords Theater. John Wi...

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