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Lincoln also penned a letter where he said the Civil war was the result of popery and that if he defeated the South they would assassinate him.
The relatives, friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend his funeral on Sunday afternoon, the 9th instant at half past 2 o'clock from his late residence, No. 636 8th street east, near the Navy Yard gate. The members of the I.O.O.F. Masonic Fraternity and Navy Yard Beneficial Society are also cordially invited. The Evening Star, October 7, 1864 Another Old Citizen Gone Mr. A.G. Herold, an old and well-known citizen of Washington, died yesterday. Mr. H. came to this city from Baltimore 43 years ago, and has held various positions of honor and trust in the Navy Yard. For the past year he has been employed in the Quartermaster's department. Mr. Herold was a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities and other benevolent associations, and was universally esteemed.
originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: LABTECH767
First off the Civil War had little to nothing to do with Slavery and I know that is extremely controversial but if you actually read a book or two or dozens on the Subject you would find that The South was fighting to stay independent from the North and the North Abolishing Slavery was a simple economic move to cripple the South.
Abram Lincoln himself did not want to Abolish slavery in fact he tried to avoid Abolishing Slavery for years , but to fight a war where hundreds of thousands of people die you need a good reason in the end .
And Also another fun fact there is Zero historical proof that the Egyptians ever enslaved the Jews .