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- Letter from Albert B. Chandler to Marilla Stedman, October 14, 1863 - Albert B. Chandler served as a cipher operator at the War Department office in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. He transmitted coded messages to and decoded messages from Union military field commanders. While at this post, he became acquainted with President Abraham Lincoln. Chandler describes some of his wartime experiences in this letter to Marilla Stedman, his future bride.
- October 14, 1863
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Letter from Albert B. Chandler to Marilla Stedman, October 14, 1863
Albert B. Chandler served as a cipher operator at the War Department office in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. He transmitted coded messages to and decoded messages from Union military field commanders. While at this post, he became acquainted with President Abraham Lincoln. Chandler describes some of his wartime experiences in this letter to Marilla Stedman, his future bride.
- Grand Rapids Daily Eagle Newspaper for Saturday Noon, April 15, 1865 - This April 15, 1865 issue of the <em>Grand Rapids Daily Eagle</em> from Michigan reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death. Published on the date of the President's death, it had the latest news via telegraph dispatches from U.S. Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. The editors made space on the front page for this shocking news, replacing what they had already prepared that day.
- April 15, 1865
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Grand Rapids Daily Eagle Newspaper for Saturday Noon, April 15, 1865
This April 15, 1865 issue of the Grand Rapids Daily Eagle from Michigan reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death. Published on the date of the President's death, it had the latest news via telegraph dispatches from U.S. Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. The editors made space on the front page for this shocking news, replacing what they had already prepared that day.
- "The Steam Engine : Hon. William H. Seward's Argument in the Circuit Court of the U. States, at Cooperstown, New York, on the Third Day of August, 1853" - Frederick Sickels patented a drop cut-off valve for steam engines in 1842. The holders of Sickels's patent sued George Corliss and other defendants in the mid-1800s, claiming Corliss's improvements in steam engine design -- based on a valve gear patented by Corliss in 1849 -- infringed on their patent. Powerful lawyers clashed in the U.S. Circuit Courts. Corliss's claim eventually won out.
- 1853
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"The Steam Engine : Hon. William H. Seward's Argument in the Circuit Court of the U. States, at Cooperstown, New York, on the Third Day of August, 1853"
Frederick Sickels patented a drop cut-off valve for steam engines in 1842. The holders of Sickels's patent sued George Corliss and other defendants in the mid-1800s, claiming Corliss's improvements in steam engine design -- based on a valve gear patented by Corliss in 1849 -- infringed on their patent. Powerful lawyers clashed in the U.S. Circuit Courts. Corliss's claim eventually won out.
- Letter from Albert B. Chandler to Marilla Stedman, June 16, 1863 - Albert B. Chandler served as a cipher operator at the War Department office in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. He transmitted coded messages to and decoded messages from Union military field commanders. While at this post, he became acquainted with President Abraham Lincoln. Chandler describes some of his wartime experiences in this letter to Marilla Stedman, his future bride.
- June 16, 1863
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Letter from Albert B. Chandler to Marilla Stedman, June 16, 1863
Albert B. Chandler served as a cipher operator at the War Department office in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. He transmitted coded messages to and decoded messages from Union military field commanders. While at this post, he became acquainted with President Abraham Lincoln. Chandler describes some of his wartime experiences in this letter to Marilla Stedman, his future bride.
- Portrait of William Henry Seward, circa 1860 - William Henry Seward, Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State, posed for this carte-de-visite in New York City around 1860. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember family and celebrities.
- August 22, 1864
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Portrait of William Henry Seward, circa 1860
William Henry Seward, Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State, posed for this carte-de-visite in New York City around 1860. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember family and celebrities.
- New York Herald Newspaper for April 18, 1865, "Mourning" - This April 18, 1865, issue of the <em>New York Herald</em> shows the way many newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death and the funeral preparations. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page to the continuing events. Between each column of text, they used large dark lines to signify mourning for the President.
- April 18, 1865
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New York Herald Newspaper for April 18, 1865, "Mourning"
This April 18, 1865, issue of the New York Herald shows the way many newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death and the funeral preparations. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page to the continuing events. Between each column of text, they used large dark lines to signify mourning for the President.
- Newspaper, Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, Saturday, April 15, 1865 - Newspapers rushed to publish the accounts of Lincoln's assassination, uncertain of the full details. Headlines from the April 15, 1865 <em>Buffalo Commercial Advertiser</em> tell of the horrific attacks on the President and his Cabinet. Reports cited by the publisher reveal that the President was not expected to live -- Lincoln in fact had died earlier that same morning.
- April 15, 1865
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Newspaper, Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, Saturday, April 15, 1865
Newspapers rushed to publish the accounts of Lincoln's assassination, uncertain of the full details. Headlines from the April 15, 1865 Buffalo Commercial Advertiser tell of the horrific attacks on the President and his Cabinet. Reports cited by the publisher reveal that the President was not expected to live -- Lincoln in fact had died earlier that same morning.
- "William B. Sickels and Others vs. David L. Youngs and Stephen Cutter," 1855 - Frederick Sickels patented a drop cut-off valve for steam engines in 1842. The holders of Sickels's patent sued George Corliss and other defendants in the mid-1800s, claiming Corliss's improvements in steam engine design -- based on a valve gear patented by Corliss in 1849 -- infringed on their patent. Powerful lawyers clashed in the U.S. Circuit Courts. Corliss's claim eventually won out.
- 1855
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"William B. Sickels and Others vs. David L. Youngs and Stephen Cutter," 1855
Frederick Sickels patented a drop cut-off valve for steam engines in 1842. The holders of Sickels's patent sued George Corliss and other defendants in the mid-1800s, claiming Corliss's improvements in steam engine design -- based on a valve gear patented by Corliss in 1849 -- infringed on their patent. Powerful lawyers clashed in the U.S. Circuit Courts. Corliss's claim eventually won out.
- Engraving, "The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet" 1866 - Following the American Civil War, this engraving commemorated a crucial event and became popular for classroom display across the country. On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln first read the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet officers. Publicly announced by Lincoln in September 1862 to become law on January 1, 1863, it was the essential first legal step in eliminating slavery.
- 1862
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Engraving, "The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet" 1866
Following the American Civil War, this engraving commemorated a crucial event and became popular for classroom display across the country. On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln first read the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet officers. Publicly announced by Lincoln in September 1862 to become law on January 1, 1863, it was the essential first legal step in eliminating slavery.