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President Ulysses Grant Quote

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

Quote: I do not bring into this assemblage politics, certainly not partisan politics, but it is a fair subject for soldiers in their deliberations to consider w...

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“If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.”

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Abraham Lincoln quote from letter to Albert Hodges “I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did ...

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President Calvin Coolidge Quotes

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Quotes President Calvin Coolidge quotes on race in the U.S. “During the war 500,000 colored men and boys were called up under the draft, not one of whom s...

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Ulysses S. Grant on West Point Appointment

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

“In the winter of 1838⁠–⁠9 I was attending school at Ripley, only ten miles distant from Georgetown, but spent the Christmas holidays at home. During this vacat...

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Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Theodore Roosevelt Quotes “My grandfather on my father’s side was of almost purely Dutch blood. When he was young he still spoke some Dutch, and Dut...

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President Abraham Lincoln Speech, 1863

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

President Abraham Lincoln speech at a fair for the Sanitary Commission on March 18th, 1864: “I appear to say but a word. This extraordinary war in which w...

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President Abraham Lincoln: “We are not enemies, but friends.”

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memor...

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Abraham Lincoln letter, 1836.

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Dear Colonel, I am told that during my absence last week you passed through this place, and stated publicly that you were in possession of a fact or facts which...

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President Abraham Lincoln letter to General Grant

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Major General Grant,My dear General I do not remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimab...

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Abraham Lincoln quote: “Now, it happens that…

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

“Now, it happens that we meet together once every year, sometimes about the fourth of July, for some reason or other. These fourth of July gatherings I su...

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