A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne: Illinois Whig and Republican congressman during the rise of Abraham Lincoln

A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne: Illinois Whig and Republican congressman during the rise of Abraham Lincoln PDF Author: Mark Washburne
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"About all I know of Grant I have got from you," wrote Abraham Lincoln to Congressman Elihu Washburne in 1864. "I have never seen him. Who else besides you knows anything about Grant?" Elihu Benjamin Washburne was not only the link between President Abraham Lincoln and Union General Ulysses S. Grant, but Washburne himself played a major role in both their lives as they rose to power and throughout their presidencies. An Illinois Whig from Galena, Washburne was active in the anti-slavery movement and became a Republican as soon as that party was organized. In fact, some sources even credit his brother, then Congressman Israel Washburn, with coining the name Republican for the new Northern anti-slavery party. Elihu Washburne was an early supporter of Lincoln who advised the future President during the Lincoln-Douglas Senatorial Debates in 1858 and was given the honor of writing Lincoln's campaign biography for the 1860 Presidential race. Washburne served eight successive terms (1853 to 1869) and was elected to a ninth in the House of Representatives, where he earned the titles "Father of the House" and "Watchdog of the Treasury." During the Civil War, Washburne was an eyewitness to several battles including the First Battle of Bull Run, Vicksburg, the Wilderness Campaign, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. During the Second Battle of Bull Run, Congressman Washburne was with President Lincoln on the roof of the White House, where they could hear the action. Washburne was there when Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse in April, 1865. Shortly thereafter, he served as a pallbearer at Lincoln's funeral. After the Civil War, Washburne was a member of the joint Committee on Reconstruction and chairman of the Committee of the Whole in the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868. In 1869, President Grant honored his old friend by nominating him Secretary of State and then Ambassador to France. Washburne presented his letters of credence to Napoleon III in May, 1869, and was present the next year for the Franco-German War. During that war, Ambassador Washburne distinguished himself as one of the only foreign diplomats to remain in Paris during the German siege of that city and later the Paris Commune. At the start of that war, Washburne took under his protection some 30,000 German residents in Paris who were citizens from the North German Confederation, Saxony, Darmstadt, and Hesse Grand Duchy after the German Ambassadors were expelled from France. "He was practically the German Minister in France for eleven months, and was in constant official correspondence with the Prince de Bismarck." In 1880, Washburne was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President receiving over forty delegate votes in a losing cause to General James Garfield who later became President. At that same Republican convention, Washburne came in second place in the balloting for Vice President. In the contest for the number two spot, Elihu Washburne lost to Chester Arthur, who replaced Garfield as President after that Chief Executive was assassinated in 1881. Comments on book: "Your research on Elihu Washburne and the rise of Abraham Lincoln is a significant study. As the country approaches the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth (2009), the Lincoln historical community is searching for original research that better illuminates the life and times of America's 16th president. Most scholars now believe that the authentic Lincoln is best viewed through interactions with his contemporaries. Few people in Lincoln's life were more instrumental than Elihu Washburne in assisting Abraham Lincoln in his rise to power. Now you have captured that story, and have done it in a readable, penetrating way. Congratulations on a superior accomplishment."Joseph E. Garrera, President,The Lincoln Group of New York. "Thank you for sending a copy of your study of Elihu B

A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne Congressman, Secretary of State, Envoy Extraordinary

A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne Congressman, Secretary of State, Envoy Extraordinary PDF Author: Mark Washburne
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
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"About all I know of Grant I have got from you," wrote Abraham Lincoln to Congressman Elihu Washburne in 1864. "I have never seen him. Who else besides you knows anything about Grant?" Elihu Benjamin Washburne was not only the link between President Abraham Lincoln and Union General Ulysses S. Grant, but Washburne himself played a major role in both their lives as they rose to power and throughout their presidencies. An Illinois Whig from Galena, Washburne was active in the anti-slavery movement and became a Republican as soon as that party was organized. In fact, some sources even credit his brother, then Congressman Israel Washburn, with coining the name Republican for the new Northern anti-slavery party. Washburne was an early supporter of Lincoln who advised the future President during the Lincoln-Douglas Senatorial Debates in 1858 and was given the honor of writing Lincoln''s campaign biography for the 1860 Presidential race. Elihu Washburne served eight successive terms (1853 to 1869) and was elected to a ninth in the House of Representatives, where he earned the titles "Father of the House" and "Watchdog of the Treasury." During the Civil War, Washburne was an eyewitness to several battles including the First Battle of Bull Run, Vicksburg, the Wilderness Campaign, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. During the Second Battle of Bull Run, Congressman Washburne was with President Lincoln on the roof of the White House, where they could hear the action. Washburne was an eyewitness to history when Confederate General Robert E. Lee''s army surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant''s army at Appomattox Courthouse in April 1865. Shortly thereafter, he served as a pallbearer at Lincoln''s funeral. After the Civil War, Washburne was a member of the joint Committee on Reconstruction and chairman of the Committee of the Whole in the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868. In 1869, President Grant honored his old friend by nominating him Secretary of State and then Minister to France. Washburne presented his letters of credence to Napoleon III in May 1869, and was present the next year for the Franco-German War. During that war, Minister Washburne distinguished himself as one of the only foreign diplomats to remain in Paris during the German siege of that city and later the Paris Commune. At the start of that war, Washburne took under his protection some 30,000 German residents in Paris who were citizens from the North German Confederation, Saxony, Darmstadt, and Hesse Grand Duchy after the German Ambassadors were expelled from France. "He was practically the German Minister in France for eleven months, and was in constant official correspondence with the Prince de Bismarck." Following the war with the Germans, the people of Paris rose up in revolt and proclaimed a leftist Commune in 1871. The poor response of the French government to feed the people of Paris after the peace treaty contributed to the political turmoil. Despite having just gone through a harrowing experience of war and siege with the Germans, Minister Washburne was faced with a new war, a civil war, and a new siege, this time imposed from within. In 1880, Washburne was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President receiving over forty delegate votes in a losing cause to General James Garfield who later became President. At that same Republican convention, Washburne came in second place in the balloting for Vice President. In the contest for the number two spot, Elihu Washburne lost to Chester Arthur, who replaced Garfield as President after that Chief Executive was assassinated in 1881. In his Civil War generation, Elihu Benjamin Washburne was the Kilroy in Kilroy Was Here. It would be hard to find another person who lived in the middle of the nineteenth century who was at more important events or knew more important people than the Illinois Congressman, Secretary of State, and Envoy Extraordinary. This work explores the life and times of Elihu B. Washburne with special focus on his contributions to the politics of the American Civil War, the Franco-German War, and the Paris Commune. It further explored the famous people Washburne knew -- Abraham Lincoln, U. S. Grant, Andrew Johnson, Rutherford Hayes, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, Grover Cleveland, Henry Clay, Horace Greeley, Stephen Douglas, William Seward, Salmon Chase, Winfield Scott, Edwin Stanton, John Fremont, William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph Smith, Otto von Bismarck, Emperor Napoleon III, Emperor Wilhelm I, and many others - and the part he played in their lives. Moreover, this work will also delve into his almost equally famous siblings and the role they played during this critical era in American and European history. Besides Elihu, who was the third born, several of his brothers would also be famous. Among these brothers would emerge one Senator in Congress, one Captain in the Navy, one General in the Army, two Governors from two different states, two Ministers to two different countries, four congressmen from four different states, and a Secretary of State. During the 34th, 35th, and 36th Congresses, Elihu, Israel, and Cadwallader served simultaneously in the House of Representatives. This was an "unprecedented" and "unequaled" family participation in that body. Later, William, the youngest, would be elected to the House making it four brothers from four different states- the most ever from one family to serve in the House of Representatives. One brother, Cadwallader Washburn, eventually became a millionaire, making the bulk of his money in the flour milling industry in Minnesota: "Cadwallader''s major contribution to the country was taking the hard spring wheat, easily raised in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and turning it into good flour, flour which won the first gold medal ever given to a non-European country, thus inspiring the brand name, Gold Medal Flour." The company he founded, Minnesota Mill Company out of Minneapolis, eventually became Washburn Crosby Flour Company. In 1928, Washburn Crosby, along with three other companies, joined forces to form the now, internationally known company of General Mills. Comments received concerning the biography: "Mark Washburne''s study of his ancestor, Elihu Benjamin Washburne, provides a needed study of this significant figure." For the People -- A Newsletter of the Abraham Lincoln Association. "Certainly, Elihu Washburne was one of the most influential members of Congress just before, during the Civil War, and even after. . . . Elihu Washburne and his family are traced extremely well in this volume. . . . Prof. [Mark] Washburne has made a most significant contribution to Lincolniana and United States history." Dr. Wayne C. Temple, Ph.D., Illinois State Archives Book Review from Lincoln Herald. "Elihu Washburne remained one of the unsung heroes of the Civil War and Reconstruction until his ancestor, Mark Washburne, embarked on his multi-volume biography of this remarkable politician and statesman. Congressman, and later American Minister to France, Washburne was not only the patron of Ulysses S. Grant but a staunch supporter of President Lincoln and his administration''s policies. This accounts for his serving as one of the president''s pallbearers and his appointment to the court of Louis Napoleon. Mark Washburne''s story of his relative needed telling and he does it with glibness and in a highly readable style." Hon. Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island; Chair, the Lincoln Forum; Author of Judging Lincoln. "Few government officials in Civil War Washington knew Abraham Lincoln as well or as long as Congressman Elihu Washburne -- or could boast closer relations with the rising star of the army, Ulysses S. Grant. Author Mark Washburne brings the precision of an historian and the passion of a relative to the task of chronicling his life, and the result is essential biography." Harold

A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne: Illinois Republican congressman during the Civil War and the rise of Ulysses S. Grant

A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne: Illinois Republican congressman during the Civil War and the rise of Ulysses S. Grant PDF Author: Mark Washburne
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A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne

A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne PDF Author: Mark Washburne
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 9781425761929
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468

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"About all I know of Grant I have got from you," wrote Abraham Lincoln to Congressman Elihu Washburne in 1864. "I have never seen him. Who else besides you knows anything about Grant?" Elihu Benjamin Washburne was not only the link between President Abraham Lincoln and Union General Ulysses S. Grant, but Washburne himself played a major role in both their lives as they rose to power and throughout their presidencies. An Illinois Whig from Galena, Washburne was active in the anti-slavery movement and became a Republican as soon as that party was organized. In fact, some sources even credit his brother, then Congressman Israel Washburn, with coining the name Republican for the new Northern anti-slavery party. Elihu Washburne was an early supporter of Lincoln who advised the future President during the Lincoln-Douglas Senatorial Debates in 1858 and was given the honor of writing Lincoln's campaign biography for the 1860 Presidential race. Washburne served eight successive terms (1853 to 1869) and was elected to a ninth in the House of Representatives, where he earned the titles "Father of the House" and "Watchdog of the Treasury." During the Civil War, Washburne was an eyewitness to several battles including the First Battle of Bull Run, Vicksburg, the Wilderness Campaign, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. During the Second Battle of Bull Run, Congressman Washburne was with President Lincoln on the roof of the White House, where they could hear the action. Washburne stood by Grant's side when Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse in April, 1865. Shortly thereafter, he served as a pallbearer at Lincoln's funeral. After the Civil War, Washburne was a member of the joint Committee on Reconstruction and chairman of the Committee of the Whole in the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868. In 1869, President Grant honored his old friend by nominating him Secretary of State and then Minister to France. Washburne presented his letters of credence to Napoleon III in May 1869, and was present the next year for the Franco-German War. During that war, Minister Washburne distinguished himself as one of the only foreign diplomats to remain in Paris during the German siege of that city and later the Paris Commune. At the start of that war, Washburne took under his protection some 30,000 German residents in Paris who were citizens from the North German Confederation, Saxony, Darmstadt, and Hesse Grand Duchy after the German Ambassadors were expelled from France. "He was practically the German Minister in France for eleven months, and was in constant official correspondence with the Prince de Bismarck." In 1880, Washburne was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President receiving over forty delegate votes in a losing cause to General James Garfield who later became President. At that same Republican convention, Washburne came in second place in the balloting for Vice President. In the contest for the number two spot, Elihu Washburne lost to Chester Arthur, who replaced Garfield as President after that Chief Executive was assassinated in 1881. In his Civil War generation, Elihu Benjamin Washburne was the Kilroy in Kilroy Was Here. It would be hard to find another person who lived in the middle of the nineteenth century who was at more important events or knew more important people than the Illinois Congressman, Secretary of State, and Envoy Extraordinary. This work explores the life and times of Elihu B. Washburne with special focus on his contributions to the politics of the American Civil War and the Franco-German War. It further explored the famous people Washburne knew -- Abraham Lincoln, U. S. Grant, Andrew Johnson, Rutherford Hayes, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, Grover Cleveland, Henry Clay, Horace Greeley, Stephen Douglas, William Seward, Salmon Chase, Winfield Scott, Edwin Stanton, John Fremo

His Brother's Blood

His Brother's Blood PDF Author: Owen Lovejoy
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252029196
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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"His Brother's Blood is the first comprehensive collection of Lovejoy's sermons, campaign speeches, open letters, congressional exchanges, and addresses. It offers a perspective on the turmoil leading up to the Civil War and the excitement in Congress that produced universal emancipation."--BOOK JACKET.

Lincoln Herald

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Lincoln and His World

Lincoln and His World PDF Author: Richard Lawrence Miller
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786461926
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 419

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Based on deep consultation of seldom-examined primary sources, this third volume in Richard Lawrence Miller's massive Lincoln biography follows Lincoln's long effort to win a seat in Congress, his activity there, and his return to Illinois--chastened by his Washington experience. Topics include: Lincoln's anti-slavery efforts in Congress; the popularity of his stance against the Mexican War (which, contrary to common belief, didn't significantly harm his political reputation); his support of Zachary Taylor's presidential campaign and his subsequent efforts to win a patronage job from the Taylor White House; his political activities after returning to Illinois; and his generally happy home life with Mary and his sons. Throughout the work, a new portrait emerges of Lincoln as a canny politician, making his own luck by striking swiftly and strongly when opportunities arose.

Lincoln, the South, and Slavery

Lincoln, the South, and Slavery PDF Author: Robert W. Johannsen
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807155527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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In 1858, Abraham Lincoln declared his hatred for the institution of slavery, likening his feelings of opposition to those of the abolitionists. Although the fact that Lincoln always disliked slavery is indisputable, the idea that he always opposed it with the zeal and fervor of the abolitionists remains questionable. Only four years prior to his bold declaration, Lincoln admittedly paid little attention to slavery, viewing it as only a minor issue. But in the six years preceding his presidency, his antislavery stance underwent dramatic change. Fueled by political ambition, Lincoln’s argument against slavery and his prescription for dealing with it moved from what he initially labeled a middle-ground stance to a more radical position. Robert W. Johannsen’s Lincoln, the South, and Slavery traces the political dimension of Lincoln’s antislavery stance as it evolved from the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 to his election as president in 1860. Whereas previous scholars have largely ignored the political character of Lincoln’s antislavery argument, Johannsen sees Lincoln as an astute and ambitious politician whose statements where shaped and directed by the time’s ever-changing political exigencies and considerations. Johannsen does not demean the quality of Lincoln’s sincerity or downgrade the importance of his moral convictions on the slavery issue, but he does suggest that politics played a larger role than previously acknowledged in the form these convictions took. The four chapters that compose this work connect Lincoln’s position with his attitude toward the South and Southerners, from his initial appeal to Southerners at a time when he sought to revitalize the dying Whig party, through his deepening involvement in the Republican party, to his final belief that the South and Southern interests no longer needed to be considered as factors determining his national political success. Johannsen focuses on Lincoln’s debut in 1854 as an antislavery speaker, on the development of his stand for the ultimate extinction of slavery, on his espression of the doctrine of the irrepressible conflict, and finally on Lincoln’s and the South’s perceptions of each other in 1860. As no other work has done, Lincoln, the South, and Slavery shows how Lincoln, in response to the demands of politics, became increasingly anti-slavery and anti-Southern during the 1850s. It will be a welcome contribution to the ongoing debate about the enigma of Lincoln and about his role in the coming of the Civil War.

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