When Abraham Lincoln met Prince Napoleon

In July of 1861, Prince Napoleon, nephew of the infamous Napoleon I, embarked on a two-month private tour of the United States during which he met Abraham Lincoln and also attended a disastrous dinner party at the White House on August 3rd...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/when-abraham-lincoln-met-prince-napoleon/

Harriet Tubman Didn't Like Abraham Lincoln

During an interview with a writer named Rose Belle Holt in 1886, Harriet Tubman stated that she did not like Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and only learned to appreciate him after her friend Sojourner Truth told her Lincoln was not the enemy but a friend to African-Americans...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/harriet-tubman-didnt-like-abraham-lincoln/

Harriet Tubman Assaulted by a Racist Train Conductor

When Harriet Tubman was working as a nurse during the Civil War, she was assaulted one day in October of 1865 by a train conductor on the Camden & South Amboy railroad while on her way back from the military hospital at Fort Monroe in Virginia...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/harriet-tubman-assaulted-by-a-racist-train-conductor/

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Smallpox

When Abraham Lincoln delivered the historic Gettysburg Address in November of 1863, little did the public know he was ill with a deadly form of smallpox. 

His symptoms first began during his train ride to Gettysburg on November 18, when Lincoln reportedly told his private secretary, John Hay, that he felt dizzy and weak...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/abraham-lincolns-gettysburg-smallpox/